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Disco 'fan
By CAREN CAMPBELL
Features editor
People of America be warned. The fungus is
among us.
Slowly but surely our sacred airwaves are being
invaded by a menace worse than wet hairspray or
cold feet under the covers.
Two decades ago it began, and it was called
disco.
Lots of people (some still reside on campus)
twirled, whirled and hustled to such greats as Leif
Garrett, Mother's Finest, Donna Summers, Gloria
Gaynor and the Bee Gees.
Who would have figured that after climbing to
such SDirituallv-unliftine heights with the likes of
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Jimi Hendrix,^ Janis Joplin, and Jefferson
Airplane, America would plummet into the depths
of disco?
Coming down off of any kind of high can produce
nasty side effects, huh?
Many of the greats have also returned like the
Grateful Dead, the Doobie Brothers and even the
Rolling Stones are heading out on the road again.
The 60's thing got really big and now record
companies are trying to pull out all their old people
smd Kris Orsdel, chief announcer at WUSC-FM.
That way they don't have to go out and find
talent."
But what exactly was it that gave rise to disco?
as it Rick Dee's Disco Duck? The dancing? The
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Did you know that Albert Einstein was born in
Tasmania, had a romance in Australia with
Madame Curie and discovered rock 'n' roll as well T"
as the theory of relativity? You didn't? Then you S
'should bone up on history according to Yahoo F
Serious by seeing "Young Einstein."
It's not a bad idea, really. While the music may ir
not be as memorable, "Young Einstein" is as in- tl
novative and delightful as Richard Lester's "A \
Hard Day's Night," the first of the Beatles' (J
movies. it
The plot is as outrageous as the filmmaker's \
name. Albert Einstein, played by the director
himself, grows up on an apple farm in remote e<
Tasmania, where he discovers the theory of atomic h
energy by forcing bubbles into his father's home- ti
brew beer. He leaves home to peddle his theory in c<
MEETING Continuet
reasonable," Mungo said. I think that ou
Mungo told the committee, Mungo poin
"There is an overwhelming desire on that private d
the part of the Board of Trustees to protected by
put this entire issue behind us." law if the done
The maior theme of the meetine USC Preside
was the desire of the committee's was also prese
members to develop a policy recom- meeting. "Wh<
mendation which both restores and a foundati
public confidence in the university's that concerns i
foundations and protects the rights that is not bis
.of private donors. regard, and, n
"I do share a concern about gray area ever
. Private money," said committee said.
; Member Sen. Horace Smith, who is "It means nt
chairman of the Carolina Piedmont foundations st;
Foundation and USC-Spartanburg. protracted p
Some donors desire anonymity, and whether or not
gas' to he
clothes? No, no, it was the movie!
baturaay JNignt rever ? a movie tnat naa a
whole nation idolizing an ex-Sweathog ? embodied
all the principles of a gold-chained people
and propelled disco to the forefront of American
pop culture.
The birth of the discotheque was witnessed by
millions of unsuspecting rock fans. No longer
would people dance, jam, jive and thrash. Now,
they would be forced to boogie.
Some well-known guy once said that if we didn't
learn from history we'd be forced to repeat it. He
was right. The Bee Gees are back with a vengeance
with their new album One, and Summer is "going
crazy just to let you know" that disco is back.
If disco is one of those recurring diseases that
comes back every ten years, we should use caution
as we approach the beginning of another decade.
Before you know it, the Village People will be on
the cover of GQ, and people will be wearing the
functional fabric (polyester), bell-bottoms, silk
shirts and gold chains.
"I hope we don't start wearing beads, tight pants
and spandex," Orsdel said, "but if someone
becomes big a bunch of 14 year olds will probably
go out and buy that stuff." Orsdel added that if it
happened he'd still be wearing his 501 's.
But where did these disco greats come from after
all these years? Perhaps, they were all at the Betty
Ford clinic in the de-disco ward. Maybe they
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Film Review
ydney. On the train he meets a brainy, beautiful a
renchwoman, Marie Curie (Odile Le Cluzio). a
Albert is rejected in Sydney and is reduced to livig
in squalor. Marie tries to help him introduce his h
leory at Sydney University, but he is thrown out. d
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lohn Howard) has stolen Albert's theory and uses n
to enhance his beer. He is also trying to steal tl
larie, with whom Albert is smitten. ir
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is new invention, the electric guitar. One advenire
follows another until the climax at a science tf
Dnvention in Paris. The world is threatened with ai
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ght to be respected." is right or wrong," Holderir
ted out to the board Holderman is not a memb
onors names can be committee.
South Carolina state
>r so requests. In addition to Bradley, i
:nt James Holderman and Smith, the advisory corr
nt at the committee's members include Cameron
ire the university ends chairman of the Educations
on starts is a question dation; Bill Bethea, USC trus
nany. It is a question Arthur Williams, chairman
ick and white in any Carolina Research and Deve
lost assuredly, is in a foundation,
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sought guidance with the Maharishi. Disco has
definitely come back to haunt us. Kylie Minogue's
last hit, "Locomotion," is a prime example. Here
is a '80s remake of a '60s song done in the disco
tradition. How much more can the public take?
Even Madonna has allowed creeping discoism to
enter her style with "Respect Yourself." You can
almost see that infamous globe twirling round and
round at dizzying speeds.
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discoesque tune isn't fooling anybody. Disco is a
wolf in sheep's clothing. Orsdel said it's now a
combination of hip hop (rap and reggae) and
British dance music (techno-pop). But its true identity
shines through.
The next thing you know, Leif Garrett will
return with Cliff Richards and Olivia Newton-John
singing back-up!
There's definitely something to be said on the
state of the American psyche here. Disco is simply
a manifestation of the self-destructive, masochistic
tendencies and resentment embodied in the people
after eight years of disillusionment.
Or maybe it's the manifestation of people not
wanting to let go of the past because they fear the
future. Hell, maybe its just bad taste.
Will the Replacements be replaced?
Will the wanna-be's turn to the Bee Gees for
enlightenment?
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The spirit wizards of USC were
girls bet- natonal finalists last year in
receive a cheerleading competition and rack
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inch and at East Tennessee State University.
By establishing a quality summer
conduct program that is convenient as well as
ave been affordable, the USC squad has
achieved one of their goals. Perhaps,
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ind has years to come. Go, Cocks!
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s first atomic explosion. All this in 1906.
Such a plot requires vast imagination, and
erious, who wrote, directed, produced and stared,
succeeds most of the time. Split-second editing
?ws n? margin of boredom, and surprises come
t express-train speed. It is a dazzling achievement.
Serious is onscreen almost for the duration, and
is fright wig (actually his own hair), fresh face and
ancing eyes contribute to the film's delight. Miss
e Cluzio is beguiling as the future discoverer of
idium, and Howard is a capital villain. The rest of
ie cast is unknown to American audiences, but it
lcludes some marvelous characters, especially Pee
"ee Wilson and Su Cruickshank as Einstein's
ewildered parents.
Warner Bros, is releasing "Young Einstein" in
us country. The rating is PG, but it's hard to find
lything objectionable for children.
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The Rolling Stone Interviews: T
1980s, by the Editors of Rolli
Stone. 1989. St. Martin's Press/Rc
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352.
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