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For Writers'
Award-winning American po -nU
his work March 10 in the sec* pi
Writers Series.
Hall's reading, sponsored by the U
English and College of Humanities **nd
begin at 8 p.m. in the auditoriun. if
Business Administration. It is free and o
will be followed by a reception in the
Gambrell Hall.
The author of more than a dozen volur
considered one of America's best living
reader. Of his poetry, Hall writes: "The
self discovery . . .The premise is th
something that is deep enough inside yoi
a part of other people's insides, too, and
themselves."
A native New Englander, Hall, 54,Iiv<
Jane Kenyon, in his ancestral farm hous
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He nas nveu mere suite ixtro, wiicm uc i<
the University of Michigan to devote
writing.
Hall writes each day from 6 a.m. to
poems slowly and carefully. On the a'
takes two years to complete, and tf
without the author knowing their meanii
"In recent years,"Hall writes, "I ha\
beginning of a poem, or even a who
slightest clue to the subject matter
writing a poem is a process of shaping
poem begins with."
Th subject matter that Hall touches ir
He writes about the house in which he 1
lived there before him, even the horses
fields. Along with poetry, Hall also wi
short stories, plays and textbooks.
Among his poetry works are the vc
Loud Wind and Other Poems, An I
several books for children, includir
Farmer and Riddle Rat.
For his work, Hall has been award<
Selection Award, the Edna St. Vine
Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and
dation Award.
His visit to USC follows that of Polis!
poet Czeslaw Milosz, who opened the 1?
a reading in February. Other writers
appear as guests of the series this spr
Irving and Doris Betts, Nobel Prize
Bashevis Singer, and British thea
Robertson.
1^1 ?n
fhilharmc
To Play 'I
The Columbia Philharmonic Orches
Concert, Saturday, March 6 at 8 p
Auditorium.
The program, under the baton oi
Director, Dick Goodwin, will featu
Quintet together with selections fron
rousing Sousa marches and a monte
from the 1920s.
This is the first fund raising con<
presented by the Columbia Philhar
according to Gail Ginsberg, Promoti
audiences a chance to see the orches
more relaxed atmosphere.''
Native South Carolina composers G
Parrish will be recognized with a s
Hutchins' "The Spirit of Transylvani;
"Old is Gold. It's OK."
Cabaret tables will be set up throu
the auditorium. Committee co-chairi
arranged for wines and snacks to
proceeds directly benefiting the orch<
thr> rf?t;f?rvpri tables are $8.25.
General admission tickets to the D
areas are available at $6.25 for adults
Table reservations will be strictl
vations will be filled on a first-come It
further information are available by <
at 771-6303.
Tickets are on sale now at the Co
office, 1527 Senate Street.
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By JOHN VAUGHAN
i Hall will read from Entertainment Editor 'pj
'ogram of the 1982 " n
Neil Diamond is a man of
SC Departement of many talents. Wednesday
Social Sciences, will ni?>ht? in the packed Carolina
the USC College of Coliseum, he displayed all of d
pen to the public and his talents as a singer, e,
third floor lobby of composer, a promoter and b;
as a "star" with savvy about a
nes of poetry, Hall is hype. p
5 poets and a superb Diamond and his
poem is a vehicle for management seem to f(
at if you discover present him unabashedly as u
jrself, it s going to be a ..^g name," almost as a n
reveal themselves to iegend. From the pair of n
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lUAUi y i uau uiacuuico vu ^ II
es with his wife, poet difficult to describe them as s<
:e in New Hampshire, mere buses) parked outside e
eft a professorship at posters and t-shirts
: himself entirely to an(j programs hawked
inside, the message comes c
noon and builds his through a little too loud and h
verage, a Hall poem clear: this man, America, is C
ley are often begun astar. P
/e come to accept the Diamond s show is not as ^
le draft, without the lavishly presented as, say, g
. . The process of Barry Manilow s but the
>ha fho sense of showmanship is ,
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distinctly similar between J
i his poetry is diverse. the Pair- The former plays
ives, the families who on a simple proscenium
. that once plowed the stage and avoids the
ites essays, reviews, frequent costume changes of r
the latter, but when .
dumes Exile, To the Diamond "plays" he plays it j
ilvening's Frost, and ^8- (
ig Andrew the Lion ^his js ann0ying jn several <
. instances. Concertgoers with J
J Poet.ry cameras were stopped at the I
ent Millay Memorial door by guards who said they 1
the Longview Foun- hac| orders that Mr. i
Diamond did not want any ?
n^e winning cameras inside. This ruling
>82 Writers Series with extended to the Gamecock
who are expected to photographer and, supmg
are novelists John posedly, all members of the *
winning author Isaac working press ? and yet the 1
trical director Toby concert was a virtual light
show of flashbulbs from the (
outset, especially in the 1
f"l 11^ choice floor seats.
W ?AAV
Another irksome aspect
was the singer's habit of
OIJS standing in silence after a
J- popular number, waiting for
tra will play a "Pops" increased applause (which
>.m. at the Township he received) and then
shaking his head and saying,
f this season's Music "This is ridiculous. You
re the Dick Goodwin shouldn't do this to me."
i Broadway musicals,
ige of nostalgic music .. e re^son the word
"annoying applies 10 mese
instances is because
cert of this type ever
rnonic Orchestra, and A _ .
ion Chairman, it gives -wj If g fll J C
tra's "lighter side in a ?? ?
luyHutchins and Julian ~ BY KERRY HUMPHREY
jpecial performance of 5taH Wfiter
* March" and Parrish's t 4 ? ..
Students started off the
ghout the arena area of ^on^h and the week right at
nan Sally Marshall has . Golden Spur Monday
t-_ ?:i?u. ?i,n during Amateur Night.
Ut' UVUIlitUlt' wiui uic ?
?stra. Cabaret tickets at Judges Hock Stevens, a
WUSC d.j., J.R. Felts,
ress Circle and Balcony Assistant Director at the
and $3.25 for students. Township and University
Union Vice-President
y limited and reser- Carolyn Johnson had a hard
jasis. Reservations and time deciding who would win
calling the CM FA office the $f>0 first prize.
Guitarist/vocalist Pete
Ballou landed first place
ilumbia Music Festival with his three original
songs: "Slip Away," a
Ick^WQM^ithi
ona Fiayj
iamond is a superb
lusician; he doesn't need,
r shouldn't need, self- ?T
erving gimmicks and hype. T , Sf
iamond's gravelly, s -.V- ;; *
jphonious voice is enjoyed
y millions ? and millions of j _ - X
11 ages ? and his reputation
recedes him.
A Neil Diamond per>rmance
should be meant t - - '
ltimately to be listened to,
ot witnessed. And Wedesday
night, his finest
moments began when each j . ^
ong began and ended when
ach song ended.
A handful of special effects ? \
an be pleasing, and the jp
uge, diverse crowd in the |||||iS^9p Jr
'oliseum roared its apiroval
when the performer
onto the stage with his
lit, "America" ? red, white
ind blue lights and a few
explosions served as punc- W&aHHHjH&HHgs
uation as a large American
lag was lowered behind the E ^p| -v,
itage.
Diamond held his ^
nomentum, moving right If
nto hits like "Love on the
iocks" and "Desiree."
^i?i/>lr1?t nr\rvot*nnf IIIOC f ho I V- - rt - ----- '
appaitia v y uo u IV
jxcellence of the sound V
system; Diamond's exensive
back-up resounded Neil Diamoni
with a full-bodied clarity night in the C
that marked . ery number ,
[)f his 2 1/2 hour show. Holy and I Am
During every
Diamond was never Diamond's voice
lesitant to croon even his powerfully and me
slowest easy-listening tunes, in his more
such as "Hello Again" from moments, he ol
The Jazz Singer. It seemed soothing to the
early on, in fact, that the entire body, makir
crowd was a relatively quiet he or she was in
and respectful one. He recliner.
sagely "made his move" Again, he puj
though, rousing the audience "sale" a little too
on several occasions by "Forever In Blue J
having the lights switched on sang reprise aftei
and exhorting everybody to which was nice at
get up and dance or clap got to ^ rather t<
along. those not seated u
him. He egged the
He played all of his into cheering enou
favorites, including "Sweet reprises of the sam
Caroline," "September
Mwn " "FYirovpr in Rltie What is inei
Jeans," "Song Sung Blue," however, is the i
"Cracklin' Rosie," "Holly joyable voice. H<
tsTakeAmo
reggae tune called Winner of the $
"Struggling Man," and the prize was Dav
religious "Whisper in the derthal, guitarist
Night." His originality, cellent vocalist. r\
stage presence and talent theatre major's
impressed the receptive stage presence 1
audience as well as the been aided by hi
judges. background. Le
The Joe Jackson-inspired has appeared
International Studies Columbia BalletT
sophomore explains his was in the play Pij
creative, lyric style in his After Peter F
belief that music, like "Baby 1 Love Yi
rw?trv trv to ronvev and a sweetlv-sur
K"vv* J i ? --j - * ?
a message, he added that too of Dan Fogelberg'
many popular songs Leanderthal
"prostitute" words that have audience rocking
lost all meaning through Doobie Brother;
overuse. Grove."
r
5 It Big
d played to the hilt Wednesday
olisuem.
, I Said." his finest moments on
song, "September Morn," "Holly
rang out Holy" and especially on his
lodiously; closing number, "I Am, I
mellow Said." He performed the
iten was ?]atter with more feeling than
listener's he possibly could on any of
ig one feel his albums ? a truly out
? ? - * _ Xl A.
a rocner- standing periormance inai
tempered some of my
>hed the harsher impressions about
much on the ego-stroking: when he
eans."He finished, he quietly and
r reprise, humbly said, "Thank you.
; first but You've been very wonderful
edious for tome tonight."
p close to
audience By that time, the crowd
gh for six was rather boisterous, and
e verse. Diamond returned for long
medley encores and finally
scapable, for a second version of
man's en- "America"?complete with
2 reached connons and confetti.
iteurNight
or <.pronfi The audience reacted
id Lean- enthusiastically to the third
and ex- P'ace- $15 winners, David S.
rhe senior Howey and Martin.
stunning ^he journalism junior and
r the business senior teamed
s dancing up to drawl several goodanderthal
|i,nc country-and-wcstcrn
with the tunes Tequila Sunrise
heatrcand w,as first- followed by their
clever, improvised version
Yamnton's of "Kin? of the Hoad," which
i?r Wav " had the clapping,
r version A humorous "Wildwood
- Flower" (or should 1 say
had the ^Wet?d,,) wa* aPPrecia^d
r u/ith thp by the crowd, as was the
?rhi funny, sexually bold number
that followed.
See AMATEl'R, page 6