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The Swimming Pool Q's'
came about after Jeff Cal
singer, sat next to a pool I
deciding what to do with 1
theme song contains a pass
cue ball..." So there you hav
The Q's are based in Atl
hotbed of talent that will ass
in the 1980s. In the past few
the Brains, the Basics, the I
Women, the Restraints, the
Actors have re' *ased rec
followings.
The Pool Q's have travel
their sound in clubs located 1
and in the smallest hick towr
Columbia. The band has beer
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?ic lavui lie spot ior me band
Lead guitarist Bob Eh
movement, enhancing the 1
Pete Jarkunas, drummer Ro
Anne Boston. The sound is i
have various influences, th<
Extensive travel and constar
have evolved from a somew
coherent stronghold, as evidt
album, "The Deep End."
THEY PERFORM in hai
give a relaxed yet frantic,
emphasis on fun, much like j
old friends. The band is t
combine into one solid unit of
Although there's a lot of
phasis is placed on matei
background to Calder's sor
much in the style of his favor
Boston combine vocals to cr?
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miss 5
Year In
By JOHN PARNELL
Miss Columbia Northeast,
Jill Kankin, became Miss
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ouuui Carolina 1982 on
Saturday night. Jill, a senior
at USC, is taking the place of
Donna Jewell, another USC
senior, and will reign till the
summer of 1982.
JILl. RANKIN'S talent
performance was the first of
its kind in the Miss South
Carolina Beauty Contest. Jill
did a n<?ar fl?u/lp??
"hul1skating
routine on a portable
ice rink set up for her performance
only. Thursday
night she also became a
preliminary swimsuit
winner which is the most
difficult category to perform
in ami usuaiiy maKes or
breaks a contestant.
Now that Jill Rankin is
Miss South Carolina she
must give up her crown of
Miss Columbia Northeast.
This leaves Columbia
Northeast in a bad sport
because the first and second
runners up now hold other
crowns and there is no third ,
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der, rhythm "fiuitarist anH
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for an unknown amount of time
his life. The "Q"? The group's
>age which states "...I'm a real
e it--The Swimming Pool Q's.
lanta. Georgia is becoming a
uredly affect the music industry
years, Georgian groups such as
"ans, Kevin Dunn's Regiment of
! B-52s, Pylon, and the Method
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;uruings and attracted large
ed the country and introduced
ooth in the nations largest cities
is. Somewhere in the middle lies
1 good enough to make Columbia
to perform.
sey blends fast and precise
*ich rhythms of Calder, bassist
ibert Schmid and organist-singer
unique, and while the members
2 sound is definitely their own.
it practice have paid off: the Q's
hat shakv. nervous outfit intn a
meed by the release of their first
-mony with their audience and
, full-bodied fun time-with an
getting together for a party with
ight. Five separate musicians
amazing texture and quality.
fun on this recording, the em
*ial. Elsey's guitar takes the
newhat illusive lyrics, written
ite southern authors. Calder and
eate good harmonies which will
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runner up to take the olace of :
reigning Miss Columbia
Northeast. According to
Mrs. Linda Farley, Jill
Rankin's business manager
and a director of the
Columbia Northeast
Pageant, if the runners-up
can not take the crown then
they will go back to original
ballot to pick the new queen.
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thrill Q's fans. Calder somehow usually manages to catch
cold when he comes to Columbia, leading to vocal squeaks
and cracks.
THE BAND contributes most eloquently to "Little Misfit",
building and shaping a fine opening song about a young girl
who obviously turns into quite a terror when alone with the
men:"Used to say please stop bothering me, now you're
saying please don't set me free...
"Stick in mv Hand", the Q's "A nav in i
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on side one and rightfully so. This is the saga of a
troubled man who dreams up a vision of Jesus and who
commands him to "Hop a freight for Mississippi, forget
about old Cincinnati..." He dresses in a sheet and wears a
cleaning mop as a beard and heads to Jackson with a cane in
his hand. His mission:to convert the Jackson rattlers and
their fans.
"Stick" culminates the full orchestration of the band with
Boston delivering a deep organ backing and harmonies,
conservative guitar from Elsey, fabulous drumming from
Schmid and solid bass structure from Jarkunas. Calder's
performance is exrpllpnt nmviHint* e? " - ---
_ r.?..uin6 me uuuci 101 me combined
energy of the group.
"THE A-BOMB Woke Me Up" and "Ratbait" round out
side one. Both versions are different from those previously
released as a single and top off side one quite nicely.
"Raitbait" has always been a favorite of the Q's Columbia
audience and this version sounds as if the group recorded it
just for them.
Side two begins with "Restless Youth", one of the most
nnu/opful r\t ? - *
vii uicii repertoire lyrically and musically. Elsey
performs with an amazing guitar solo, but refuses to display
his full potential. The song emphasises the continuous flow of
4'youth vs. authority" and the changes each new crop of on'the-rise
adults must attempt: "Snake in the water, Ali's fist,
restless youth provides a little twist."
"Stock Car Sin" and "Walk Like a Chicken" are experiments
in arms-length lyrics teamed with pin-point
musical time changes. Attempting to grasp meaning from
"Pilled-up Talladega, all night search, the champ was
driving in the basement of the Baptist church" may leave one
baffled as with "I can remember the time she wore her high
heel hat winrl <mtno 1:f' ~rr 1 '
ai.u mi on ner DacK, Momma said,'Stay
right where you're at' from that beak I hear a chicken
speak."
Ambiguous context may cause difficulty when attempting
to decipher meaning, but it's charmingly Swimming Pool
Q's. "Can't help but like it," as one of their lyrics tell.
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'OVERHEATED" features Boston delivering an excellent
vocal which tells the story of a sickly little girl who becomes
over-heated nnssihl V from fm;or rlnn r\ U/am ^^
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girl sickly", or from the little boys that momma fusses
about: "...cause when you put your arms around me in a
tight arc hold, deep in single orbit I am thrust."
"I Like to Take Orders From You" is a delighful yarn that
describes the "joys" of Army life. This fast-moving number
is straight ahead rock, spun with obvious Q's twist: "Peeling
through my noon-day k.p., how I long for my down home 1
mufti, Lord how can this be true, Fort Dix 1982, somebody
give me a clue, 1 like to take orders from you."
Every song on "The Deep End" represents the excellent
musicianship of a well-honed group. The album is available
in local record shops.
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