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Page 10 ? October 24, 1984 E ntertainment THE GAMECOCK State fair 11 . | ^ / Balloonatic Willie Martin, an employee at the Souti By Marisa Porto Just when the weather seems to b U n i / n nAtKinn t r\t V* c% 1 1 ^ t \~t C 11 CI v V- IIUUIIII5 IW UU , 11IC 1 l^lll UUUlll V. to Columbia until next Sunday. Rides, games, exhibits and free dail tionally known ice show will be excitement. International Ice Shows, produced ban of Illinois, was the first ice she House for President Jimmy Carter i program. THE TROUPE of professional former world gold-medal-winning sk Former U.S. National Log Rollinj tain will return this year with The I has appeared on ABC Wide World From 'Playboy' 1 Professa By Maria Baens One wall is lined by shelves macazines. Issues of both forgotten and well-remembe publications are strewn on the fl< while others are piled a foot high tables. From precious issues o different age peer the faces o mop-haired band. The Beatles blonde beauty named Ai Margaret, a flower child with pe signs on his face and a hope John Kennedy. A Playboy playmate stares bo! while one skims through the u of contents of the Saturday Ever* Post. The name of the editor i ches one's attention: Willi Emerson. From the halls of the College Journalism, one can hear Emerson approaching. He gr everyone with a warm and li hello. He is high-spirited robust Hit; farp n glow. Here is the man who has w ten four successful books and h dreds of magazine articles. Besides these, he has edited tru books, was a senior editor Newsweek and the editor of Saturday livening Post until it fc ed in 1969. His endless merits undoubtedly a source of inspirat to his students in magazine vvriti Hfc IIAS fond memories of Post. "We were publishing the 1 works we could get anywhere, were writing a bold and v turesome magazine. We I William Faulkner, Truman Capi Joan Didion, John Gregory Dur Thomas Wolfe, John O'H; Wiliam Styron and many oth We were just getting into the i offers excil dk SmSkk h Carolina State Fair, blows up a balloon for fair goei credible. He is the c e warming up, and you porate juggling ant arolina State Fair comes balancing act. The Sunshine Exj ly performances of a na- fair-goers this year. 1 included among the this group has play than any other shov by Ron and Monica Ur>w to play at the White THE RESERVE i n 1980 for a Christmas sounds to the midw the Palmetto State formed at previous performers includes a will also be on hanc ater. The U.S. Army C I Champion Lee Le Cap- practicing free falls .umberjaeks. Le Captain at the fair. These 1 of Sports and That's In- world-wide honors. to the 'Post' r reflects on red Dor S ?n , a / M Ul William Emerson f/,w, Journalism professor catiam journalism which deals with more extensive dialogue, detailed obser; of vation and in-depth analysis," he Bill said. eets He makes a distinction between Qud the "Old Post" and the recent and revival: "The Old Post has nothing I.I ?i, ~ ?< .i.. liny isj uu wan uiL ni'vv unc CALt|n mat /rit- they publish some articles from the un- archives." He explained why the prestigious magazine folded in 1969, "We were iny doomed by television. Television of had the lower advertising cost per the thousand people and also a trenien>ld dous audience. The great general are magazines folded. Collier's went iori under in '58, Post in '69 and Life ng. and Look in '71. We were all finished off by television," he said. the )est However, he noted with op wc iiiuiMii, inuw, wt it* niiu an era 01 'en- very sophisticated research. The lad magazine has proven to be more efote, fective for certain forms of adverine, tising. Magazines like Life have ara, been reborn." ers. "Publishers keep track of who new their readers are and what thev like. ement, enjoy ^ ' ^1 ^ PfT niy "fie 1 f^mt "warn*** flf rnmm W|H|H ' -->' *^:''-,j Photos by Joe Ricker r Ashley Lawrence. 3nly lumberjack in the country to incorI acrobatics into his log spinning and )ress Band will also be back to entertain rM Described as "Pure dynamite in motion," ? ed more fairs, festivals and conventions / group. GENERATION rock band will add their er ay, while bluegrass will be performed by f^lr?oof?rc n tnlf?ntprt or^nn thiit hat ncr. M ?v?.v..tvv. ?? ,,M" KV1 state fairs. The Cotton Blossom Cloggers h i. F iolden Knights parachute team will also be b , tumbles, dives and group precision drills highly trained Army personnel have won [ r c experience Magazines have become more specialized. There is more advertising now then there ever has been," he added. Emerson extols the virtues of magazine writing: "Magazine writing is more in-depth than most other media. Magazines are more enterprising and can afford to invest more time and money into a given piece of reportage. It involves a patient and caret it I research m the pursuit of a maga/ine subject." F. MKRSON I) i: St RIB F1) himself as "insatiably curious" about magazines. He remarked about his stacks, "I need to organize my habitat. I'm surrounded by magazines. If they fall on me, I'd be smothered." He enjoys reading The New Yorker, Playboy, L.squire, Losmopouian, /xmerican Health and a host of others. He regrets not having enough time to write. He said, "Magazine writing is an exhilirating experience, full of highs and lows. It makes you more interesting to yourself." W a ?n/\l it 14 I i?\ TT 11CU IIIVMI ? CUV.1 1 I I I I 1 . 1 111 111' tcrested in life itself, human beings, problem-solving, the fierce flux of events around me, the dramatic aspects of almost anything." He has found his venture into the teaching profession fulfilling. He said of his students: "I'm cra/y about them. There is the pay-off. 1 just wish they'd read more and be more aware and analytical of events. They have tremendous energy, curiousity and creative force. I like to see reflection and experience in my students. Nothing See "Emerson," page 13. rment fo Wl \>\ \ \SBf^- A 1 jj . H Sg ?^Es pSarai SnA . SliSSlpfM Tfv"?^-JM?? V JUL ^w^S * **??,*. Sil' I ^. * * ' ^?'i^v vSL, oiler-coaster daredevils Young children are just some of th ljoyable effect at the State Fair. Scott Echerer, a magician, wi as performed at the Comic Sti air and many televised magic S| een a professional magician fc A presidential poll will be in Beaux Arts 8a it downtown 1 From Staff Reports The Columbia Music Festiv annual Beaux Arts Ball No Ballroom of The Marriott Hoi i nis exciting event is a ben community's oldest perforn celebrating its Golden Jubil association is the umbrella org; tist Series, the Columbia l.yrii umbia Dance Theater, the Cc the Opera Guild of Greater C< The evening will begin with chestia, a full symphony on walt/es. The Grand Banquet menu chosen by the hotel's ma Contiagiani and James Bit highlight of the event. I ... SI wBBr Kt Peter Duchin and his orches with dancing following. Duchi with his involvement in th ceremonies, is noted as the leader for all major society fi balls. The Beaux Arts Ball will tak linnV intailiw* WMtn *? iiuv. ciuu ^U1 elegant notes of pinks and ma of the (land Palm Ballroom. Each season the theme is < cular animal, l ast year's Blacl quins, already in "full-dress season, a unicorn was select throughout the evening. i itKcis ior ratrons ot the 1 person, are available at the C For more information, call 7" ir a"^ mWB " ?y^fj|jr /jnmtm *v e many who comprise the overall II return to entertain. Echerer rip in New York, the World's fecials. A USC student, he has >r 10 years. icluded among the festivities. See "Fair," page 13. II to be held Vlarriott Hotel al Association will host the v. 8 in the Grand Palm tel. efit for the association, the ning arts council. It is ee Season this year. The inization for theCMFA Ar; Opera Orchestra, the Colilumbia Choral Society and 3lumbia. Champagne Toast, the or:hestra, will play Viennese , with a specially selected ster chef working with Tony MI'tl L titl/1 H t K . ,1 ,x,v ./?? A i.ii lie 111* n I 111 L lLgclIll JK. >A-A V ^ * v tra will play during the dinner n, who recently made history e 1984 Olympics' opening country's leading orchestra mctions, particularly charity n itc thnmn ? .V 111 U1V.IUV. i i mil l l IV d will be incorporated with uves to tie in with the colors designed around some partc-and-White theme used pen" as the focal point. This ed to carry out the theme Beaux Arts Ball, at $1(X) per 'MF A office on Bull Street. '1-6303.