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D a I* nuuivBy Mark Armstrong Staff writer "If you're down in (he < Here's something (hit Go to the barber at Say hey Mr. Barber There's been a revival of past few years, with marn more roots-oriented appro: Many bands have beet roekabilly, a blend of ec blues made popular in the Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison Presley during ihc 1950s. This sound was the basi But while some bands these older influenees, R name implies, arc rock 'n' The band, which includ and Johnny Dark on gui Winchester on stand-up b and Screamin Reese Lloy wide open, wreck less aban could ever hope to equal. They will be playing Points tonight and Thurst Lloyd cited their musica rockabilly, from the early the country side and, of c "It's more of a countr added to it," Jackson sail -*s t _^e* jjSkShopping Spree Pee Wee Herman shop $ 9 (H|H| 9 E Resident d' Iexaminatic large optit sunglasses Repairs, re L? a-billv Lloyd's Jumps and lectin' sad somewhcr it'll make you glad Gene Vii id sil in the chair wound up , 11 at top my hair The res "Flat Top" music, m? Rock-a-billv 88 Hat as soi "We d sorts in music during the revival, b / new bands adopting a us," said ach to their sound. Seeing 1 heavily influenced by is most e\ ?untry and rhythm-and- bands ths aouin oy sucn arusis as I no Da , Sleepy LaBeefand Elvis has a tap WUSC-F s for rock 'n' roll music. They h derive their sound from tor of mc ock-a-billy 88, as their Ihey'v roll traditionalists. raise 11101 les Little Stcvcy Jackson But liv tars, Mark "Doghouse" mixing t ass, Tom Catt on drums songs, d on vocals, plays with a "Othe idon that few local bands front of j band brt at Rockafcllas' in Five "If rc Jay night. Lloyd sa il influences as "real early the stree '50s, that tends to lean to Rock-; ourse, Elvis." ingthesi y swing sound with rock miss the el. bands. I s for souvenirs at the University Book uoruthind iVVI * III HIIW* In Sight actor of optometry for complete eye >ns and otner eye care services :al inventory of contacts, glasses. , frames ? plus accessories placements, duplications ? fast iiTfl H j J L. ? I ^ 11 And so convenient! Carolina Mall 777-2569 In the Russell House Entertain 88's rock vocal style fits his nickname, a mad cross e between George Jones, Merle Haggard, iccnt and Robert Gordon that's been ) a little too tightly. t of the band is equally possessed by the iking the Honeydrippers seem as stale and uthern Alabama. <\n 'f loiul t/a fV*r?l o nirt aT tho rni'L' mUiIIv; v/ii i iviiu ivy i vvi n |/?i i v/1 iiiv i v/vi\ui/iii j ccausc being from the South, it's a part of Lloyd. Rock-a-billy 88 live is where this difference .idem and what separates them from other it play in the Columbia area. nd has been together for about a year and e that has received considerable airplay on M. ope 10 record again, but it's "really a mat>ney," Lloyd said. e been selling original T-shirts in order to ney to get back into the studio. ^ e is where Rock-a-billy 88 are at their best, Ll s rovers in and out of their own original jp r nanus i ve oeen 111 uiun t ukc piaying in wm a crowd that much," Tom Can said. "This night back the joy of playing live." |fl ickabilly is done right, it can't be beat," id. "If it's done bad, it's not worth crossing ^ t to hear." a-billy 88's boogie is definitely worth crosstreet to hear, so flat top your hair and don't chance to sec one of Columbia's best live R PBHH51 tff.-i vm/i p I JOE RICKER/The Gamecock ;store during his visit to (JSC. 1 lini That me. lease at 1 ".] lease yoi apartmei [ your roo leaves, y only you of the re [ They'll i help you room ma dB?) B The adv 'By 1 of aparti I ing, witl p risks. It' ?j insurant p your rer ment abilly I 1 Appearing at Rockafella Rock a billy 88 are from left: Little ! eese Lloyd and Johnny Dark. 3ee Wee Hern [o promote "P y Tina McRee and Trixie Waken tl laff writers a Eccentric comedian Pee Wee I lerman says he "feels great" to ave completed his first motion icture and wants to do more. w Herman, whose debut picture Pec Wee's Big Adventure' open- 11 d Friday, visited Columbia f uesday to promote the film. The movie is the story of a boy vho is searching for his stolen I >ike, r \ HKRMAN SAID he plans f norc movies in the future as well i is an album with unrevealed | ipecial guests. I He said construction will begin in February on Pee Wee Land, ? ley '5 MU L bases / :ts. 1HHHW (feRENt 'fifkts/j ' ihey^e AM/U^ lal Leases. ans when you sign a Whaley's Mill, you ir part of the \ it. Then, if A Xj\ 1 inmate X | ou pay LI? u * Jwha ven \ I f X M T i find a s like \[ \\ costs Main and W ,tal C?StS- Model open dail> 254. boogie Vrjs 1/9 ^ lctBmI"] 7/ / v ^gjflfffywSiy J?/7 m^mrara^ ^gsssw/j^K v .\ Hf ^3 Kvm 11 jj is' Btevey Jackson, Tom Catt, Mark "D ian visits Soi nn \Af nn'o Din cc vvcc o my lie star's new amusement park at [ 'super secret location' near i lolly wood. v I Herman said he looks lor more 'ork rather than stopping it) i iit'K*11i,;. IIU.-MIIV. I 1 ? * "It (success) opens doors lor lie to act and perhaps direct < liture movies," he said. HKRMAN CALLKI) good 1 riend David Letterman "a really lice guy, kind of laid back." Pee rVee also talked about his friend vladonna, but says that he does lot feel comfortable about her ilans to marry Scan Penn, who Herman has never met. Although it makes for a hectic schedule, Herman says he enjoys o- JiHI##! /eces. jpBgjfSl | AjEA565 TfetS'. Sn if vnn'rc looking for a ? - - / -- - dations for the fall, consi< ^ lious, renovated apart with a pool, right ( I fYr Pus- fully furnish SbsAJ XV secure, and a 1 ITTTl won't hang \ fPJ; Jl bJb . ^1 jr ^halcy Streets 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 7801 rolls JT.JC n|n HBgf* *>* BKm'Ii " jj|^mHBHHn^|v-<~ oghouse" Winchester, Screamin' ith Carolina Adventure" raveling. In his spare time he istens to UB40 and has recently ieen Smokey Robinson and Prince in concert. He says his favorite thing to do s nothing. The major influences >11 his comedy have been Lily lomlin, Steve Martin and Crazy Guggenheim. tven tnougn i-ierman appeared lircd from his busy schedule of touring to promote the movie, he was very pleasant and seemed happy to be in South Carolina. He even took time out to do some shopping in the Russell House Bookstore. He said Columbia's hot weather doesn't bother him because he has lived in Florida and now lives in 'Sunny California.' ccommo- I lei luxu- B ments )ii camicd, totally ease that ,'OU up. r } er. ) J j