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Carolina life 4 The Gamecock Friday, March 23, 1990 : : : ^ ??H Hi _j The Public Ayes are (pictured left to right) Gettinc The Public Ayes By CARYN CRABB Staff Writer You're not going to find many bands tha will play Jimmy Buffett and Motley Cru back to back. T3??* if ir/Mi Va in tKn for a little vari Dlil 11 y\J U IV/ lit U1V I11V/VU ivy* u ** vuv ? j ety and some intense rock 'n' roll, you migl want to check out this year's winner of th Jaycees Battle of the Bands, Public Ayes. Composed of three USC students, on Carolina grad and a token Clemsonite, thi up-and-coming Columbia band beat out 5 other local groups to win the annual compe ition at Greenstreet's. With a clean-cut look and a unique soun that attracts fans of most any type of musi< Public Ayes represents a new breed of coll< giate rock 'n' roll bands. "It's kind of hard to define just what kin of music we play because we do so man types," said keyboardist Will Aderson, 1988 USC broadcasting graduate. Dave Hawsey, a USC business major ar drummer for the band, calls the Public Ay< style "party music," but is quick to add, ' like any song that makes my arms numb." A typical set might feature some R.E.M., little Led Zeppelin and Smithereens, as wc as a few Beatles and Monkeys numbers. A the members agree it's their versatility th 4.95 GROUC use AFTER I Meal FRI & SAT NIC Deal 4.95 MEAL DEAL is "BR( tax ,nc Plus Large Tea a (STP DIPPER may be used Use this coupon advert Groucho's Del Entrance from Blossom St in the Heart of 5-P Telephone: 799-5708 / for other USC DE eat-in only-one coupon per person, per c I, B-52's V 4 /li u Is M EVERY WEDN FEATUR DRINK S $1 Dr V Hipp 11111 i^ :^ ^Ix' f. 1" f" "'.f ;:;:i:;;i:^^.;:^|: "' '' .i^'':'x- S S; ? '? :;' S x 5 ^&??''-^'-i' Dave Hawsey, Will Anderson, Dane Secoy, Bot ) the pai have it when it cor sets them apart from other bands. The band is made up of Anderson, HawLt sey, his brother Bob on lead guitar, Dane e Secoy on bass and Brian Payne as lead vocalist. This fivesome has only been playing l_ together since September, but the band has lt been in existence since 1985. e After the first Public Ayes bass player and lead singer graduated from USC and got e married, the group suffered a temporary reis tirement. Secoy, a junior at USC, was en4 listed to replace ex-bass player Joey King, t- and after some trading of the lead microphone among current band members, they d decided that what the Public Ayes needed was a real "front man" with a powerful > voice, Anderson said. The position was fdled by music sophoid more Brian Payne. Payne is not only an ex *y perienceu tuck singer, uui aisu cujuys upcia a and classical music. Payne is an energetic performer and has lent a lot of personality to id the band since he joined last September. "I think the reason why I lose control on "I stage is because I'm giving back what the crowd is giving me," Payne said. a The band's original lead singer, Scott '11 Rickenbaker, is now the official Public Ayes dl "sound good." The group's members attriat bute much of their success in their Battle of hos i r~~~~ iours k rHT 7-11 PM 4J CsArf^/w/y 3WN MOOSE" md Cookie: hmbhbmhhhm instead of Moose) ^ isement at . Parking Lot ointsi 799-2297 ALS! Marc night void after 5-8-90 GO-107 Z.B /EDNESDAY fltkfe/ wmv ESDAY IS B-52'S NIGHT ING B-52'S MUSIC JPECIALS NIGHTLY jaf^EverpJN^^ ^s-':v ' v"; HI 1 x I? 1 X x. film , ft*vft. ?/? f i sx~s ^ * ||,; - ***^ff * * Mf -ft vt -ft%| ' "ftHH / * * * - " llftftft * ^ ft"! ^ * 1 ism? ~. m- ftftll vf ft v . //J JB&- * -. $: ft MM K*fJ <& ? I X ft.v ;. . ft _ , I tJ Vfe. ^ HBiV fc| - ?gg?|||?|^ ? ill ||i| : " , .. 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In the* midst o half-serious comments from his fellow musi cians, Secoy manages to sum up the attitud< of the whole band in one sentence: "Thing: are going great. This is the most excellen time of our lives." Public Ayes will be playing tonight at th< Cockpit at 10 p.m. ' "I ALWAYS W; ill Modern day heros hav fvm may not wear capes < ^' efforts and place then ^ Community Service Progra f ^ Last Chance To 7 DELTA GAM Anchor Splash Eve March 24: 2k Run/Walk USC :h 25: Pool Events 3-6PM USC I $ you can dt *laser qu RESU1V an easy to use will guide you, a gre ^ tutorial fo example %/ different ' Limi . ' tlniversit 1 Place 6th flooi NS ENFORCED ' A y CouP( mmM l_ _ _\L , - 'We're all says Rainl By The Associated Press NEWBERRY ? People calling themselves the Rainbow Tribe gathered this week in the Sumter National Forest to celebrate their love of nature and communal living, and authorities say they'll be monitoring the group's activities. The loose-knit tribe embraces philosophies associated with the 1960s, including communal'living, non-violence, assorted East Asian and American Indian philosophies and "a total love of our fellow man," members say. "This is a spiritual gathering," aaiu Zfj-yc-oi-vjiu wnu uaw no surname and is at his first gathering of the tribe. "We are here to share a spiritual healing, and to be one with nature and the Rainbow family." It is a large family, but no one seems to know how large. More than 300 members of the Rainbow family are expected tc converge on the forest near the Newberry-Union County border or the Broad River by the end of the week, members say. They intend to stay until the end of the month when they will leave for the national gathering in Minnesota ir mid-June. Law enforcement officials, like the local residents, are not sure what to make of the Rainbows. "They have a reputation for different lifestyles ? nudity, the use of marijuana ? and any time you get a group like that in a conservative area like this, you get suspicion," said Larry Luckett of the U.S. Forest Service. Although Luckett said there t have been no incidents or arrests. ine lorest service is monitoring uic Rainbows with the help of sheriff's 1 departments in Newberry and Union counties. t The monitoring includes frequent trips through the camp 1 groynd and-stopping vehicles en tering the campground to find oui f if the occupants are with the Rainbows. - The Rainbows call the monitor s ing harassment, but Luckett anc t 5 Got a news tip? VNTED TO BE A I i a new name these days, 3r fly through the sky, b n where they're needed n ms, Campus Activities Center, Splash! MA nts: CAMPUS 7 P.E. 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The Rainbow philosophy is appealing to a wide range of people who have become disenchanted by the greed associated with the 1980s, members say. "A lot of people are Rainbows and don't know it or admit it," said a 26-year-old Nevada resident and unofficial spokesman for the [ Rainbows who goes by the name of Peace. "Being a Rainbow is a state of mind." j The growing appeal of the group is linked in part to the fact that . Rainbow doctrine is an amalgam > of mystic, religious and commonsense beliefs. The group prohibits weapons and alcohol, both of which interfere with its desire to \ achieve a "oneness" with the environment. "We come out in the woods and give our mother some love," said a man calling himself Sunshine. "I guess you could call us nature freaks." 1 So far, the Rainbows have been ? more of a novelty than a problem, Luckett said. 2 "We've had more local people % through here than Rainbows; they * want to see them," he said. 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