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Three Dog Night: By PATRICK JEAN Staff writer Those who see Three Dog Night open for the Beach Boys on Thursday at the Carolina Coliseum will get more than a nostalgia trip. They will view a band that has survived hard times, high pressure _i ? ana a long niatus. j K The band was formed in 1968 by Irish-born Danny Hutton. After he met Cory Wells and Chuck Negron, the three began working together, touring southern California. The band auditioned for nowdefunct ABC-Dunhill Records. "We still didn't have a name for the band, and the record company wanted us to have one for the debut album," Wells said. "A friend of Hutton's suggested 'Three Dog Night.' We dumped it at first, but went back to it after a few weeks." Their self-titled first album enjoyed what Wells called "moderate sales" until the single "One" was released. It zoomed to No. 1 on the singles charts, beginning a long string of commercial success for the band, including 14 gold albums and nine gold tinolpc Sporting a novel idea of three lead singers, the band performed at many outdoor festivals and "love-ins," opening for such big-name acts as Steppenwolf and Vanilla Fudge. "Each big concert was a catapult for us. We gained a lot of exposure to a lot of people, while we did a number of smaller local shows in between," Wells said. The hits kept pouring out for the band, including "Easy To Be Hard," "Celebrate," "Mama Told Fair focuses '32 on South "M From staff reports A jazz festival and living history book fair will be held BHHHF on Homecoming Day, Oct. 12, ' VfJjjBj from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. As the first part of Columbia's Celebration of the South, the festival will include ^T" Southern foods and a musical emphasis on jazz. ^ Three live bands will play for those gathered on Gibbes Court and the College Street Mall from the Humanities Building to McKissick Museum. The Celebration of the jriJ'i * South, which will last three ., . j.weeks, is designed to preserve the best of Southern arts and culture in Columbia. It will feature new plays, books, celebrities, music and dance. I?? comedy series "Th i : * J I ...APPT.Tf.ATTON ill* A A A MA WA AAA V JL 1 ORIENTATION NOW AV - APPLY EARN financial assistance . Gy Must be a full time undergraduat APPLY TODAY in t Room 206 F ... ' . *. u 3 ORIEN 1 j ' St: [CAROLjW/ For more inform The legend lives v Me Not To Come," "Joy to the World" (recently featured in "The Big Chill" soundtrack), "OldFashioned Love Song," "Never Been to Spain," "Black and White," "Shambala" and "The Show Must Go On." "We received criticism due to the fact that our hits usually weren't written by us. But we gave exposure to a lot of songwriters who couldn't sell their works to anyone else, including Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, Leo Sayer, Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton," Wells said. Ironically, the band's phenomenal success was what caused its breakup in 1975. "Our management had injected a philosophy into us of constantly having a hit on the charts," Wells said. "We were always in the studio or on the road. We got very little rest and had no time to socialize or see our families. <?\\/? ?>a. A t:..:? ?u~ : r _ i i * n _r tt v nti<; juai living nit linage Ul II1C UttUU. AMI OI us realized that we weren't happy with the situation and decided to call it quits. We wanted to figure out our lives in our homes, not in some hotel," he said. The band's American Pastime album sold dismally in 1975. They disbanded shortly afterward, with no anger, no headline stories and no farewell tour. They quietly left the music scene with their dignity intact. Later, Wells released a solo album and teamed with Connie Stevens for her nightclub act in Las Vegas. Negron formed his own production company and was at work on a solo album. Hutton returned to Los Angeles and started a management company. Jm Hf irs at the spitfire mother of Bee Arthur in the new NBC e Golden Girls." plVrtii> fr'l "' JM i ! ^ I V i SFOR STUDENT LEADERS ARE AIL ABLE TODAYMN valuable leadership skills e student with at least a 2.25 GPR. . he Orientation Office, lussell House. j ^TIONl iff I L PREVIEW 1 ; ation, call 7-2780 r'i- \^ ^ ; pry.. .p. Rock V roll legend Three Dog Night w "During our break, we kept o crust of music, but didn't go for th no plans for us to regroup and n so," Wells said. Suddenly, Wells heard in 1980 . Night was reunited and ready to "I thought that was pretty neither I, Chuck nor Danny was i called Danny, which was the first ed in four years. We hired an at care of this fake Three Dog Night realized that there were people w the band again." "Golden Gil By ROBERT O'CONNOR Staff writer Give "Kate and Allie" more natural lines and menopause, and you have the utterly brilliant sitcom "The Golden Girls." NBC has developed the best and most inviting program of the fall 1985 TV season. "The Golden Girls" has more than an innovative concept. Betty White, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty star as four older women finding love and friendship in Miami. Getty, the treasure of "Golden Girls," appears as Arthur's mother, although in reality there is little age difference between the two women. The remaining characters are middle-aged and single with a vibrance distinct and entertaining. Susan Harris, who created the %k HE M i ST6PH6.N KINGS 5ILVEI MUSIC BY JAY CHATTAWAY ; STGPH6N KING SCRGGNPL/ mmMr] DJR6CT6D BY OA Starts Friday, i Ili ^8I gm^jr \ Jplillil r^2?T ** > -** WBSBSBssBBBM ^i, ?.- -" .-, " JH gg?|?S^g&^ nR^ ^pfifflgKBB liiliBk''1 Mptipiim MMMSUM fill be opening for the Beach Boys at 8 p.rr ur fingers in the The band will t te pie. There were 14, then play si 10 pressure to do United States for "We've been v that Three Dog since we reunited do a major tour. "People aren't interesting, since our music as muc n it," he said. "1 new fans of our c time we had talk- haven't really hei torney who took After the north . But from it, we break and then b ho wanted to see nothing is definit happier with that l~" --- L is suures n acclaimed "Soap" and wrote for the unconventional "Maude," has helped create a masterpiece. The stars are not complaining about growing older. Actually, they are taking full advantage of their oppurtunities. The humor lies in realistic situations; age is treated as an accepted fact and not a barricade. Arthur and White are the more serious twosome, playing off Getty's senior citizen wisecracks and McClanahan's nymphomaniacal characteristics. "Golden Girls" never delves into serious issues, but comes as close to reality as it dares. The viewer becomes attached to these four women because they don't try to be what they aren't. White s cnaracter experiences fear when she confronts the prospect of sex for the first time Rjjj ftiP ff ^^SBRIm ah 1 ?B r I ffi / '"*:<> V VI SW: 5TGPH N KING'S VBRBIMJ A K E S EVIL AN E DINO D LAURGNTII5 PR S NT5 R BULLET GARY BUS6Y 6VGRG1 BAS6D ON TH NOVGL6TTG "CYl BY ST6PHGN KING PRODUC6C ^NI L ATTIAS A October 11 at a theati t;-'' E v. . JJM -"--^ ' ':t -V''' IB ' ' : 1 i. tomorrow in the Colissum. our with the Beach Boys until Oct. nail nightclubs in the northwest a few weeks. ery pleased with audience reaction Wells said. there just for nostalgia; they like :h now as they did then. There are >ld sound, and curious people who ard of us," he said. west tour, the band plans to take a egin work on another album. But ely set, and the three couldn't be , Wells said. it for NBC since her husband's death. Getty's character takes up residence with the others because her nursing home has burned down. McClanahan's character feels the best remedy for unhappiness is promiscuity. And Arthur, the only divorced character, is the most stable and least problematic. As a schoolteacher, Arthur's character is rediscovering relations with her sarcastic mother. The show is well-meaning and unpretentious. Not since the unmatched superiority of CBS' Saturday night lineup in the 1970s has Saturday night shown any promise. NBC deserves to win the 1985-86 ratings race, and "The Golden Girls" should prove to be one of the main ingredients in their quest for success. ' 1 ? : I ''/nfllffl-: yij|jg^^M|MH '_. f 1 LET VENT. T McGILL COR Y HAIM :L OF TH W6R6WOLF" BY ) BY MARTHA SCHUMACHER PARAMOUNT PtCTUR . jfc n th wtAMOjM wovWiaXlHiMm whtiwiwo \Wr jr near you.