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Band with thre By Michael Romatowski "We're going to be road-tough and make this place know who we are," said Art Tolentino, lead guitarist for the local rock band Destin. Destin, with three USC students among its five members, is priming for its Columbia debut at Crock c..?J ineyei bouiiuay nigui. "Destin has been around since my freshman year," said Tolentino, a junior, "and there's been several versions of the m m ilHIWHWiyiil^ilW n i iii ------ ' Ji pJ | i r *-^? Destin is a local rock band featuring three Franklin, John Franklin and Art Tolentino. Ot and Jim Hayes. IATTEVmOl COMMUTERS I if you're interested in! a Commuter Organiz please come by Root in the Russell Hous 12:30 Wednesday, no1 Bring Your Friem i ?5"0F~ I JDRDHCHE JE With coupon | Offer good thru Ni 1 orwhilo ?upp J&Sk _ |^^No rain check I ^A/eaoa/ic/e^s. 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AST PERFORMANCE OF /YORK 5SION $2.00 ITH USC FOOTBALL TICKET STUB Columbia debut are what really put us ahead/' said Tolehtino, who regularly drove the two-anda-half hours from Charleston to practice J f ?1 11 Tl. ! J _ ++ J * I _ _ auring me summer. *u paiu on, ana i tovea every minute of it." Although the band has an abundance of original material, it will rely mostly on versions of songs by other groups such as Lover boy, Journey, Foreigner, Billy Squier, John Cougar and the Rolling Stones until they build up a local following. "We plan on' playing a tri-state area to start with: places like Greenville, Charlotte and Atlanta," John Franklin said. "Our immediate plans are to expose ourselves, make a name for ourselves around here," added Tolentino. "And we're going to have a good time doing it." John Franklin echoed those sentiments. "All we want to do over the next few months is have fun, and if we're having fun, then the audience nas tun. HINSON POINTED out that the group's performances of songs originally performed by other groups have a distinct Destin stamp. "We don't play anything note for note; they're personalized. Also, we don't accent either the vocals or the instrumentation; we try to have a balance and make everything as top-notch as we can." Tolentino gets a gleam in his eyes when he talks about the upcoming Columbia debut. "Whether there's one person there or a hundred people, someone's going to get rocked. They better come prepared, with their magnetic boots on." Large Pepperoni , and 2 Free Cokes + oiier t $6 50 I I 1/14/82! 254-5414 I 2772 Rosewood Dr. I 12 Inch Pepperoni I and 2 Free Cokes offer H H expires | .95 11/14/82 I 254-5414 | 2772 Rosewood Dr. i j Best Pizza in S.C.! j (one coupon per pizza) j i . _ _ r\ i' r i a __ ... i _ ... i ~-__J ^ Golden I . > presents Thursday, November li $1.50 admission Draft 254 8?10p.m. ? JI