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By Chris H
Staff Wri
"I'm a little camera-shy so
novelist/essayist Susan Soi
photographed before her public i
was this kind of honesty and c
brought to Belk Auditorium for
Writers series.
After a brief introduction b;
Sontag took the podium and, rel
said, "I'm just beginning. I'd lil
has already done is just a begir
indeed.
IN THE PAST, she has been nc
Award and she has directed so
appeared in such magazines
"Playboy" and "The Atlantic."
Books" and "The Nation" have I
reviews.
Most of the evening was spent
two stories from her book, "I ei
anH hplH fhn ailHionno'c otfanti
m?*vi kavavi vaav Muvttvaivv u utvvuvi
story, "Unguided Tour," helps t
her stories: "Just wait till now t
see how happy we were.''
After the readings, Ms. Sonti
the audience in the same straig
when she told the photographer
her picture taken during her rea<
ASKED ABOUT HER directii
wants to get out of the room. Di
out of the room." In fact, the 1
room,' it was a long trip as she
excursion to Italy interrupted he
describes as "an ambitious work
The most interesting question
whpn snmprinp nclroH Mc Q/\ntc
had and in what way this affects
"It's (writing) like a relif
something you feel you have to
have to lead. I'm a book junkie,
training is the training of admir
tremendously helpful but I don'
difference."
THE QUESTION and answer ]
talking about some of her fav<
sworth and James. She likes t!
love his prose. I just wish his
mrmm
TheSla
In a newly-published guide 4
to "America's Finest Food
Establishments," one of our
own superb eateries is included
in the top-ten. It is
known at The Gamecock
Slack Bar.
"Centrally located in the
heart of the beautiful USC
campus, the Slack Bar has
all the assets which make a
restaurant magnificent,"
the guide reported. "The J
posh atmosphere of grease- r
stained walls and the quaint t
trash compactor with the ]
overflowing rubbish are just <
two of the many features <
which make the Slack Bar I
unique, exciting and <
fascinating." <
"America's Finest Food
Establishments (AFFE)" I
goes on to say that the <
restaurant's manager is a j
"jolly sort who has an un- <
believably friendly working j
relationship with his 1
workers. His even-tempered i
personality and constant i
joking keeps all of his '
dedicated workers in a state
of extreme bliss." i
THAT'S NOT all. The I
AFFE interviewed the Slack
Bar employees and found
them to be intelligent, hardworking,
fast-serving, and i
most of all, courteous.
ainmenti
Auditorium
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andal
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ntag said about being . .
reading Wednesday night. It
iirectness that Ms. Sontag
the opening of USC's Spring
y Dr. George Geckle, Ms. \
"erring to her earlier works,
le to do better." If what she
ining, it is quite a beginning k I
iminated for a National Book I A
me films. Her stories have ' &
as "The New Yorker,"
"The New York Review of S3
jeen the home of some of her 119
listening to Ms. Sontag read 1 \
:t." Both stories entertained
on. A line from her second
explain the tone and style of Ww
>ecomes then and then you'll ^
ig answered questions from
htforward manner she used
earlier that she didn't want j, V
iing.
ng, she said, "Every writer
recting is my way of getting pp|i||l
ast time she 'got out of the |pj^^
directed a play in Italy. Her
v current project, a book she
' 99
of the night came at the end
ig what kind of training she HIllllS
i the direction of her writing. |jjj||lg
;ious vocation. Writing is B|q||
do. My training is the life I ?J|jJ|?j
I like to read and reread. My ||||||j
ation. Writing classes can be |j||ll||l
t believe they can make the SfttlH
Susan
>eriod ended with Ms. Sontag to do b
>rite writers such as Word- contemp
le prose of John Updike ("I heriocw
novels were better."), the Future
LK Oct I M
'When given a food order, B|||??
he Slack Bar workers Mp!?!
espond with a Thank You, feggg|i||
lir or madam' and promptly IpJbftB
iustie to gather the gourmet zTw
ood." These counter people <
etura change with a cheery Mill
mile and a final,"Have a ||j|pglg
)leasantly sensational |pilill
norning (afternoon or HH1S
light)." This
Talk about fine food; the radioa
Slack Bar has plenty of it! .
rhe AFFE consulted with J"?*?. ?
;he FDA, who talked with the !^? *
FlIYU and the USDA to *
(fn/An DI
ietermine that the 6.
Gamecock Slack Bar has the thev'll
jest, most nutritious, most ....
lelectable rations this side 1f55W,UI.
>f Southeast Asia. star rat
"The Slack Bar has food ?
that compares with none nana-w
ather," the AFFE is quoted pape
as writing. "They serve WHE
excellent-type grub as well Slack
as stuff to wash it down with. back,
We especially liked the fried toxical
quail, brioled escargot and over ca
medium-rare filet mignon. to the s
The waitresses which served House,
these delicacies were as into tht
sweet as sugar and helpful they u
as little elves. Eating at the Daiiroo
Slack Bar is a delight." given
Now for a little in- pheasa
formation about the AFFE. better (
They are composed of seven isn't s<
drunken slobs who are given House <
vast amounts of money to What
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Son tag speaks at Betk Auditorium. Of her
etter." (Photo by Joe Hunter)
orary works of a Yugoslavian named Kis and the
orks from the first part of the century.
s dates for the remainder of the Spring Writers Series
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' gourmet food at the Slack Bar is being heatec
ctively.
i terrible restaurant about the Slack Bar is that
e the finest of lavish it's slack indeed. With
rork restaurants. If employees that have extiough
alcohol and the pressions on their faces like
amount of bucks, their whole family had just
make sure that the been killed the night before
ant is given a five and food that is
;ing and they'll give it simultaneously being tested
ificate of approval on rats to determine if il
ritten on the back of a causes death, the Gamecock
>ag. Slack Bar undoubtedl>
N THEY visited the remains a hidecus scar or
Bar a few months the blemished face of AIM
they arrived in- food services. It s nol
rw4 cf ortrfnrinfl oil unusual to have counter
mpus and were taken people carry on con
econd noor of Russell yersations with their friends
But, instead of going for several minutes while th<
forbidden slime pit, micro-wave heated slop gets
/ere escorted to the co!d. The unusual thing is
m where they were that people eat at the place.
everything from As onc student remarket
nt under glass to the '?st week while waiting ii
lit of roast beef which ' J what must havi
rved in the Russell seemed an eternity, I fee
"afeteria like my face is ?oinK 11
the better of us know *reak? out J,Jst sta,ldint
here.
iq svec
career thus far, she said\ "I'm just
are: March 10-Seamus Heaney; Marc!
Apr. 1-George Plimpton; Apr. 8-Steph<
Reynolds Price; and Apr. 22-William Pr
REO's late
exciting, cl
Ru n?nnu Pnuuoll
Staff Wrhw
If one word was needed to describe t
REO Speedwagon, it would be excitem
a masterful work of class rock, both
makes it one of the best albums ever r
The album is also on the right track to
year, and a prime Grammy candidate n
! Aside from the present hit single, "K
there are many potentially great sons
They range from the laid back smool
release to the pounding hardness of ;
are anything but laid back. There is ev
the best on the album, that, unless chai
I radio airways.
' "TOUGH GUYS'* starts off with a i
Little Rascals show about Valentine's 1
Alfalfa to "swing her before lunch" ai
comes over to ask "Romeo" about his
formed "He-Men Woman Hater Club.'
the perfect introduction to the song: '
have to live my own life."
The reason "Tough Guys," a hard-h
rock, will never make radio airways i
specifically one word that the Fedc
Commission will not allow.
In the song, about a girl who does r
who think they are full of fire, the lyrics
girl thinks the "tough guys" are really f
| ANOTHER ROCK song is "Shakin' !
nas some very gooa lyrics ana rnytnn
monious guitars make this song \
keyboards. This would also make a
properly expanded to give the key boar
right exposure.
Is it possible for a hard rock band to ]
That may be questionable, but 4,In Y<
like any other song on the album, w
| satility of the whole record.
; As stated earlier, the key to "Hi Infi
All of the cuts have this flare for ene
| which aid in getting the blood pumping
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beginning. I'd tike
ti 17-George Garrett;
en Spender; Apr. 15ice
Fox.
st LP
assy
he latest album from
ent "Hi Infidelity" is
hat 1 and soft, which
eleased by the group,
become album of the
lextyear.
eep On Loving You,"
{s on "Hi Infidelity."
thness of the present
several tunes, which |
en one tune, probably!
iged, will never makej
t
i
segment from an old
Day. After Darla asks
id he agrees, Spanky
promise to the newly'
Alfalfa's response is
"I'm sorry Spanky, I
itting piece of classic!
n 1 I
a urc muguage, inure
;ral Communications
iot like "tough guys"
?go on to say what the
ull of.
It Loose," a tune that
1. The piano and harvork,
especially the
great stage song, if
d and guitar solos the
produce a beach tune?
>ur Letter" is nothing
hich adds to the verdelity"
is excitement,
rgy and hyperactivity
. Some of the energv is
See HEO, page 8