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fTho niroatact III# Ml UU IUOI By Maria Baens Thousands of people poured into the Ca Friday night to see the opening of the 113tl Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, its ringmaster, the circus draws "children of < greatest show on earth." Owners Irvin Feld neth ought to be proud. Indeed, P.T. Barnui to be proud of this exhilarating experience. One of the greatest attractions was th animal Inlnnr ri?l 1 uiiwiiui iiuinvi, vj>uiiiii^i vjcuci-n iiiictili). win his children Tina and Mark Oliver, Gebel h? elephants, billy goats and dogs with amazing < ,* wjOl pi jf 8 HMSifl' SST ,.^-.< *. *.??<*. _ . v.jffllKW8aj||B^^^jPBK;.''. ' :> ? Evil Knieval look out Three chimps demonstrate their motorcycle ridin Gulezian performs By Robert O'Connor Michael Gulezian. Not man v r?n pamniic U/-.?V, ~ v/ii VUlllpUJ UUlll^l CU IU learn who Michael Gulezian is, but he filled the Golden Spur with enjoyable folk-guitar music last Thursday night. With songs ranging from bizarre to soothing, Gulezian began his show 35 minutes late. The small audience was patient and festive, due to the Spur's coinciding Leap New Year's party. The concert, sponsored by Contemporary 'The Grass Rt By Cal Harrison Time turned hack thp rlnrt- h\/ it-; ? v..v v/j a ^ jrvai 3 ill the Grass Roots appeared beneath the colored : Golden Spur. Their versions of the classics, "Temptation Divided by Love," would have astounded a Although the songs retained their familiari harder rock-n-roll sound that was accentuatec tion of the keyboard/synthesizer. "We enjoyed playing the Spur. You see, it's tng crowds, bat it's hard to get such a good such a small audience," said Rob Grill, lej writer and the only original band member. THE CROWD of more than 528,000 peopl concert in Washington Mall dwarfed the Spur' "It was in 1983 and we were in Florida whe the call. They told him that about 300,000 had Beach Boys the preceding year, but because o James Watt, former Secretary of the?Interior be appearing. After the concert promoter would be at least 200,000 at the benefit, the ag it is; it don't matter. Man, you can't imagine looking out over the rrnujH cnrr#-k.??^;~? *i ^ V..W VI VXTf V4 aul I V/UUUUI5 11 Monument; people filled both sides of the pt said. Grill's personable quality shows through < as in person. After a few sones. he helrl r?nt ? 1 to a girl sitting in front of the stage. "'This Bud's for you?' I think that's the everyone can identify with. The beer was as m dience as it was for the girl. I try to get to kne Grill said. HE CONSIDERS every show "something s the entertainer and the audience." The bond i "I've tried waving my arms around and acti crowd, but if you're subtle, they'll catch it, and more believable to them," Grill said. Surprisingly enough, Grill, who became a lea? Show on Earth' di seemed to be an act of ease, he had ti rolina Coliseum one another, and nine elephants tur h edition of the voice. At one point, he had himsell . In the words of elephant from a plank onto the bac! ill ages" to "the There were also other families and Song Ken- skills. The "fabulous, fearless Baue m himself ought climbed up 70-foot poles, took brea exchanged poles in mid-air and vertic ie world-famous of the poll to just a few feet from th< -? hie wiff? QioriH hppH firct is trained tigers, 5 grace. In what LUIS AND Pedro Carillo shcr courage on the tightrope while walki H folded, jumping rope and having c shoulder, without the assurance of < |H Espanas" from Mexico did triple son 1*4KJlHr undaunted precision. There were three rings and three si 8W through most of the show. It was d: 12^^ just one act. A particular eye-catch( a JggSgjag black aerial act to be performed in th * Aubrey and Pamela Hernandez perl star-shaped lift. Another heart-stopper was the "< --m two motorcycle daredevils defied cen J fast around the inner peripheryof a Hflf Meanwhile, clowns scampered abc in hues of orange, red, yellow, gr midgets and the tall willowy ones on crowd. One especially enjoyable cl< smart dog who would sneak behind t pail, run away and come back again karate kick on the "irked" human's HORSES, BEAUTIFUL in their s\ saddles, were also on hand, prancing their hind legs. Elephants dressed in parade in a salute to Broadway. /, : A .u- r? I-'UJI IU Ut 111135CU Will* 111C f111K fan while on a giant billiard ball and th< selling ? you guessed it ? vendors. The 150-minute extravaganza was band who played everything from "S Pi" Photo by Bryant Smith r*1, AS the little tots fell asleep on g abilities. both the young and old left the Colis ; a variety of folk-guit Sounds, began with the enjoyable "Level- G Land," a tune about the culture shock Gule- seen zian endured from New York City to a small port town. Am "If God Had Wanted To Let Texans Ski, pro\ He Would Have Made Bullshit White" con- and tinued the varied set of tunes. Gulezian called his song an "acoustic guitar protest song." I'm He humorously explained that the song was P< written for an actual Houston millionaire duri who wanted to erect a Texas state park in tune Colorado. It w lots' enjoy playi when spotlights of the I i,,'-..;;-;-:. Eyes" and Two s 1960s audience. t they a I by the innovaplay for response out of m\ id singer, song ???? u & K fmfi:. f JpSp . - % \ Bj >j 77*^ 4 I; p ' P**&*4 '*^rW ' f s honesty. ng wild for the it will be much Sln? *our hBart fflut Rob Grill, lead vocalist/bassist of The Gra d singer during the Golden Spur. imenT 11 slights, amazes gers playing hurdles with ning at the sound of his f hurled by a calculating < of another. with equally astounding rs," for example, lithely .thtaking twirls and dips, ally plunged f rom the top ; ground ? at 50 mph ? ^gBgBr wed incredible skill and I K|Ji| ng backwards and blind>ne stand on the other's A i net below. The "Flying BftMEffiHHiL icrsaults from the trapeze \ multaneous acts going on jJBfe ifficult to concentrate on er was "Satin," the first le Circus' history. Denise $EElfMs?$EffiESSS| formed aerial ballet on a 31obe of Death," where I^^ESplSlPSBsffW tripetal force by whirling ' ~-^7" A"-7 wire globe. I . : = >ut like colors come-alive een and blue. Energetic . stilts also entertained the Jv'-y )wn act involved a very |VV;^-V'_v-: he clown, tumble down a Iffi ; .vpK ?pKS5| to deliver his version of a Bi \A behind. 9 limmering headgears and in circles and turning on 1 rich garments went on ither who juggled tenpins 2 giant hot dog who was accompanied by a brassy star Wars" to "Magnum Look out below! their parents' shoulders, Two ladies of the air pi leum unabashedly gleeful, crowd. ar mucin at Rnlrlpn m Wl W """ * ^ v V? W I I ulezian's interactions with the audience Gulez ned demure initially, but a natural rap- Oth was soon established. The Tuscon, versio native first won the audience's ap- medly /al with his straighforward disposition Beaut question. Gulez I guess you all are nervous about whether broug gojng to like you or not," he said. The srhaps the most appealing moment was seriou ng "Killing Me Softlv With Knno Fn " a _ Y o - " iiiiitin inspired by a low-budget drive-in movie. Perl 'as at this time that the audience and who C ng for smaller the 1960s, said he has j years. "My voice has chang at least with E, but I d< said. nr. iKibU voice lcs: H not learn much even th B as Stevie Nicks and Me Cigarettes took their he is very glad he quit. "I get high occasion. sHHSkSB moderately," he said. 11 is tllis a,t'u,tle- nc | Roots for nearly two d> ii riA. l. r"WHEN I started pli that, all music was roc fercrit categories of mus will hate you," Da1 "Innovation" is the c fWBSBBSm^m Grass Roots' continued just recorded their first Photo by Ruiieii Lepinto jn contrast, their la: Although the sound has ss Roots sings to the crowd songt "Going South their lyrics have alway crowd ?BKSfcW Photo l)y Bryant Smith jrform amazing feats before an awe-struck Spur :ian became one. ler songs included the Reader's Digest n of "The Edmund Fitzgerald" and a of songs including "America The iful." The Sears and Roebuck guitar ian fell in love with at age five was ht out for "Steamboat Going 'Round Bend." Though not a particularly s moment, one could behold the senal meaning of the song. laps many students still don't know }ulezian is, but they should. crowds ust learned how to sing in the past few ;ed over the years. I've lost my falsetto d have better control of my voice," he sons for a few months. He said he did ough the school had taught stars such :at Loaf. toll on his voice during the 1970s, and illy, but I've always tried to do things > doubt, that has preserved the Grass ecades. I)Y goes a little extreme cnmftimpc Icohol. I think alcohol is more dcstrucIrugs like marijuana or cocaine," he s is Gonna Get Ya" and "Midnight ake most entertainers happy for the t unlike most musicians, Grill is a op-40 hit," he said. to the elusive, evcrchanging audience lying for high schools and places like t-n-roii. [Now there are so many clific, especially on MTV, that there is no >ody these days ? half will love you, vid Roger, keyboard player, said, tperative word that best describes the success. Believe it or not, the band country song in Nashville. ?t album was a rock-n-roll album, changed with the times, lyrics from ," possess the same universality that s had.