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I .entertain '*& Blbii -m> ** ^^pwwiiiliig^ ~-y : gi.f-J'.. L^^Ehk. qEg*!^ Students at Friday's Outdoor Con rv - s _ uutaoor By John Vaughan The weather was warm, the b was loud and spirited. It ended all too soon. The overwhelming complain Friday's Outdoor Concert was th; Outlaws, didn't perform nearly lc "The warm-up group was go< along, but The Outlaws really ci Kevin McNaboe. Another woman up group, r orinox, piayea longer In fact, both groups played Fortnox taking the stage on F Outlaws wrapping things up abou Fortnox opened the show befor around the field and sitting on Street Garage. Students walking lingered to watch the performan of the field tossed frisbees back ai Bottles were not permitted on l many thirsts during the warm a were visible across the area. Fnrtnnv w?c rpppivoH cr?rrw certgoers seemed more interest playing frisbee. The Georgia-basi of southern-rock/pop highlighted Original tunes such as "Rocki That's entertainmei Marantha Student Center's floi petition during Saturday's Homei "That's Entertainment," and pro< music from the USC band, amon Sumter Streets". ment B-x x^ S Sh ! k&~ cert cheer for The Outlaws. Bi concert eer was cold and the music J t by USC students after j at the headlining group, The j ing enough. )d and things were cookin' j it it short," said sophomore i said she thought the warmthan the main attraction. about an hour each, with J ield A at 3 p.m. and The , C . on r> rv. I J . JU p. Hi . i e a relaxed crowd scattered i the hill near the Blossom \ on the Bates House ramp < ce, while others at the rear < nd forth. ; the field, but beer quenched I ifternoon. Kegs and coolers i iwhat mildly; most con- i id in talking with friends or < ed trio played a solid stream by a heavy bass line. j n' In America," "Lucifer's < mT nt at was one of a pair to capture comina Parade. The oarade focu i/ided entertainment - with floa g others - for a small audiencp Za. :_a it L!_ ^ri _ 3iuwf yuiiansi nugme momason sings auring ends too si Eyes" and "What About Me" kept the audienc< excited. After a break, The Outlaws appeared, ar reacted with cheering and a general push to tl stage. The crowd grew noticeably in size, as n late classes Friday or other things to do begar :he main attraction. The group earned enthusiastic responses wit! lits, such as "Green Grass and High Tides ) 'There Goes Another Love Song." When the band left the stage, concertgoc arriving at the field's entrance on Wheat :heering brought the group back on for what r >vould be a second set, or at least, a long string c Instead, The Outlaws returned with a drawninother hit, "Ghost Riders in the Sky," which innrnval ? until t Ho crrnnn loft tho cfono for fha Vf ? m? vaav vv?p IVli VIIV IV/i bUV The crowd made it clear it wanted more, but1 :rew climbed on stage and began dissembli equipment, a somewhat stunned audience mur ind finally began to filter out of the field, with i heir heads in disbelief at the unexpectedl ormance. One senior, who asked not to be identified, s? at the field soon after 5:30p.m., hoping to catch concert and the expected encores. "They sure must have wanted to clear out of I >aid. "The plan must have been to get on, g< nit." f** - , m m ( ? if Studi . ^ v By Michelle Cio /?- "A lot of pe< o'v:<! and we wan i : :: 1..awareness of Pettit, describi ^ n Ijj he and some _ Columbia's Tr< The show, ca . foa i i?-orl mn ,,:av.<- . sv * VUVUi V^u 111C*( :1 ventriloquists *??? '! show was spon Sliop, which Pe Pottit b(<p,ati /Sps years ago and i Si *'laza shop fror m Byg Pettit said he I H give him the practice what ministration co Phoro by Michael B#ckei Pettit is a f Miracles Prodi businesses he first place in com- anything from sed on the theme large convent ts, cheerleaders and costumes and ... ... . structingstude i lining Mam and craft - ? ? ? --'I - - TJui -peltitVa * ll^ ? x : .^W^HIiafe^BiliS v9CS&& ^lt x'^Hf ;?^^pHfl the group's rather short performance. 3on m a upbeat if not out version of won a roar ot ng the sound :j mured, booed *t on and get int brings mag chetti , enough. )ple don't understand magic, it's an a ited to help the public's ticed,"h it," said USC student Bill He que ing a recent magic show that Beagle's of his friends put on in Only t inholm Plaza. fluid, inj lied the Festival of Magic '82, Only he I ?icians, clowns, jugglers, knows tr anu an escape arusi. ine eagernes sored by the Columbia Magic is frcm t ttitowns. his powe performing magic about five Pettit ecently bought the Trenholm Festival n his father and an associate. more th >elieves owning the shop will event. S< advantage of putting into Internati he learns in business ad- demonst: urses. The fe artial owner of Magic and Brite, re jctions, and between the two aerial es rents out magicians for from a 11 i ' .ii -i . . ^ * sinan oirinaay parties to escapea ions. He rents and sells Pettits offers magic lessons, in- be an e) nts in the fundamentals of his Fair in . _ . . , .jaromise< Id" ftie "fundamentals-are not* -'-uphis'sli ^ ^ by Wio^M Siiiiiii ^^HhSMRBBI ay jp^^ ^'\^IH^w:>:^^'^BIct^ '' ?v va^sSHm * >' &#>&&< ' : ' < Ph.itn Km PkLi I AiAi.li lie to public 'Magic is not just a bunch of tricks; rt. It has to be continuously pracesaid. ted a favorite quotation from Peter "The Last Unicorn": a a magician is the world forever initely mutable and eternally new. znows the secret of change; only he uly that all things are crouched in o 117 ut:i;urritr surrieiriing else, ana It his universal tension that he draws said he originally intended the of Magic '82 to be a small show, but an 200 people showed up at the me of his friends, members of the onal Brotherhood of Magicians, i aieu aspects 01 meir cratt. atured performer, Lyle "Magic" -enacted Harry Houdini's famous cape. While hanging upside down crane 100 feet in the air, Brite from a straitjacket. .aid his next big demonstration will chibit at th#? South P!nrrtlir?a state* the Hampton Building. Pettit i to showsom^.more trioks he's got neves'- - -1- -