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Golden Spur, jokes, ballad
musicianship prevailed Mon<
the appearance of Atlanta-ba;
BAYS APPEARED to ha'
Monday night as he began h
unattentive crows. He went
rapport with some of the rou
By David Baker
Gamecock FHm Critic
Stanley Kramer has worke
the motion picture industry for
bigger part of its existence. In
time, he has produced and dire
several films that are regarde
classics, among them High
and The Caine Mutiny
producer), and Judgement
Nuremberg, It's a Mad, Mad, A
Mad World and Guess W
Coming to Dinner (as director
Kramer's latest, The Rui
Stumbles, at first seems like
odd choice for him, as it's fi
neither with action nor with st
uasuu on Milan &uu s uroaai
WBSgmr 1
'
Dick Van Dyke confri
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Days
J Borden
Staff Writer
ck 'n' roll atmosphere at the
Is, and some fine acoustic
day and Tuesday nights with
sed performer Tim Bays.
ve his work cut out for him
is show with a small, largely
right to work establishing a
rdier tables close to the stage
rStuml
play, which, in turn, is ba
actual murder case, Rui
d in simple little movie about
the between a priest, Fathe
th:>t < Hir'lf Van rwlrol -inrl
cted Rita (Kathleen Quinlan),
d as subsequent trial in which I
Non is accused of the nun 'smu
(as SET IN THE ABA?
at mining town of
lad, Washington, in 1927,
ho's simultaneously follows th
). Sister Rita's arrival at th
mer and her blossoming friend
j an Rivard, and the story
illed murder trial and i
ars ...t
nig,somotn wi
vay the town apart.
mts Kathleen Quintan.
WPPB!
mammm
offer:
and by the end of the set Bays
room singing his well-known 44
According to Bays, his she
material along with serious fc
felt at the beginning of the firs
"Bonzo", and it worked.
Bays' performance combine
an uninhibited mind, with de
accomplished musician/songv
understand and relate to, bee;
studies of the common man an
WHAT MAKES BAYS an ai
and write about those situat
perience, but few actually obsc
Bays began his Monday sho
his "Baptist Bible Ripoff"
everything from "Hamster K
Filthy Communion Jokes" fa
constantly told stories and jo
song called "Roots Run ]
background of his family.
HE CONTINUED TELLING
with breaks of humor, until fi
Buffalo Gals. In this song, wl
minutes, Bays talked about tl
and an old bull named Gerard
particular song Bays captui
everyone participating in a si
four-part harmony of Gerard,
monsters. It was this audiencc
set.
In the second set Bays used
ballads. The ballads were the
but the crowd diminished c<
popular reception of the first s
proved Bays to be a musician,
also a humorist.
uays DacKgrouna in mi
numerous musicians over the
stint as a lead guitar player wi
devoted myself to playing eh
years. (With the band) I staye<
played guitar. I missed singin
AS WELL AS his solo act,
together a group in Atlanta v
and a drummer. He is looking
the group out. In addition, he
plans to havejsix cuts done by (
right, 24 tracks, and the bes
men ted Bays.
ITtfAVt 13 i ?? 4^4-11
uvvii ooya tuuiliy
let the pressures of touring rur
used to be on the road all the
health and he was not enjoyii
used to. He went home, settles
on the road more than four wee
lies 'int
sed on an If this scenario si
iner is a soap opera, rest as
the love exactly what it is
r Rivard soap opera would
Lin, Sister possible to find.
, and the Kramer expert
the priest two aspects of the i
rder. a way that builcU
sJDONED and the audience*
S o 1 o n a, the two main char
the film Dyke and QuinU
e story of much life into thei
e rectory hard to think of t
tship with died more capat
? nf tho Hllinlon nennni.
v* V* IV VJV4 lllAUIl)
the ac- praise for having
lich rips portray Sister R
center from where
... would have been
her. Quinlan handl
the character w
uncanny understar
MAUREEN SI
quite touching
housekeeper, the o:
glllSlllif to what actually ha
Hivard and' the i
J Bridges, as Hivard
Hay Bolger, as the
The only fly in
Tammy Grimes, \
screechings (she
Wy I'm sure) are simp
; < the role of a shy to
jkglj arched eyebrows i
don't help matU
; 4 looks like a mousy
Bleft all her gladr
' likely will not win j
with the current
movies in town, it
given a chance, I *
believe most other |
s chai
had people in the back of the
Buffalo Gals" song.
>w is a mixture of "Bonzo"
>allads of varying styles. He
t set that he would have to go
is the humor and craziness of
finite poetic qualities of an
vriter. His songs are easy to
ause they are predominantly
d well-known situations.
*tist is his ability to perceive
ions whirh mnsf rw*nnl?? r?v
r?r-w
irve or try to understand,
w by going immediately into
rap, in which he offered
[uskers" to a ''Handbook of
r the low price of $6.98. He
ikes, but went into a soulful
Deep" about the farming
G STOHIES, mixing ballads
nally telling the story of the
rich probably lasted 15 to 20
he escapades of an old man
on a drunken night. With this
*ed the entire crowd, with
ng-along which included the
mosquitos, coyotes and gila
:-grabber that ended the first
less humor and played more
ughtful and well-performed,
msiderably. In spite of the
;et, it was the second set that
The grst set showed he was
isic includes playing with
last eight years, including a
ith an 11-piece band. "I really
ectric guitar for a couple of
i back by the curtain and just
g,"said Bays.
Bavs is now wnrkina tn nnt
yhich includes a bass player
for a keyboard man to round
is working on an album. He
his summer. "It's being done
t backup I can find," cominto
his music, he refuses to
i his life anymore. He said he
time, but it was ruining his
ig the music as much as he
i down, and now never stays
iksata time.
o a clasi
ounds a bit like a'
t> bympauiy ior b
peters, and Van I
in interject so
r roles that it's _
hem being han- >4?
>ly by anyone.
illy, deserves
the courage to ; -
ita slightly off
most actresses j
content to play i
bs every facet of
ith an almost |f?l!jlRllP'
iding. . /
PAPLETON is Blg^lltil
as Rivard's m
tily person privy
ppened between H|p|p|??p
nun, and Beau
's attorney, and
Monsignor, are
^
thf- ninlmpnt ig BiffiaSrare
vhose hysterical
calls it acting, Jl??|i|fj?y
ly out of place in
wnswoman. Her
ind painted face
ts, either?she
drag queen who
ags at the dry
Stumbles most Bgii88SB5il
any awards, but BillpSSliiy
dearth of good
deserves to be
enjoyed it and I Dick Vm
people will, too.
ige oi
THE T*M BAYS perfo
temporary Sounds was a p
fortunately, acoustic acts d
acceptance as rhythm and
showed he is a first-rate perf
wants, when he wants to. Hi*
very entertaining. His humoi
LMlhli>v?innl f ) : ? ^ *1- - 1 L:'
uMwiuumai ICtlUIg Ulctl Willie
can also laugh at himself. It is
s y soap
n Dyke as Father Rivardin
F nacc
r
D.O. ? AiUCOA^ ft*
win tfwiHMiy* ?
? y y? j>' jr?>v i i
rmance presented by Conleasant
change of pace. Un>
not receive as universal an
blues or rock 'n' roll. Bays
ormer who plays the music he
i music succeeds because it is
succeeds because there is the
! he pokes fun at others, Bays
3 an experience worth sharing.
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