The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 28, 1990, Page 4, Image 4
Pock benefit
to give help
to homeless
By TODD VENEZIA
Staff Writer
On Saturday, seven local Columbia
bands will play to benefit
hundreds of local Columbia residents
? the homeless, which populate
an unseen and often overlooked
world.
On Thursday, the National Institute
for Mental Health's Model
Program tor the Homeless held an
all-day outdoor party and concert
to raise funds to supplement their
government subsidies, which they
fear wili be cut.
"We're trying for another grant
but I seriously doubt that we'll get
it," services coordinator Samantha
Phipps said.
The program has helped about
3,000 homeless since it has been
instituted, Phipps said, but she believes
the community does not
know enough about the program.
Phipps believes the program has
thus far been quietly successful,
but now it is time to get the word
out to both homeless in the area
who do not know about what it
can do and to the general public
whose help will now be neccessary
since government funds will apparently
be cut short.
The program is unique in the
United States because it is the only
organization that provides the
homeless clients neccessary services,
such as food stamps, educational
services, job assistance programs,
and veteran benefit
information.
"But we are not a homeless
shelter," Phipps said. "We refer
clients to shelters if they need it"
Phipps is hoping that the benefit,
featuring an afternoon of
music, will be just the thing to
both raise money and create interest
in the program.
An all-day seven-band concert,
including the groups Mojo Blue,
Midnight Reign, Dark Child,
Mind's Ieye, Tommy Rebel singing
solo and Danny Madison could i
be just the thing to inspire people. '
"The bands will be playing outside
on a flat bed truck," Phipps said,
adding that refreshments will be
served inside.
The benefit will take place ^t
Kirk's Restaurant and Lounge, located
at 7295 Garners Ferry Road.
The cost is $5 in advance and $7
at the door. The benefit will start
at noon and will last all day.
All proceeds will go to help
keep the program going. "We may
have to shut the doors in April," |
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By KATHY HEBERGER
Assistant Carolina Life Editor
Pleasing the crowd with rock
n-roii ana a litue 01 everytning is
the band Attraxion's goal when
they perform at The Cock Pit
tonight.
"It's a big, good-time party.
We like to make the crowd
happy the best we can. If they respond,
we respond. We do our
best for them," rhythm and lead
guitarist Chuck Blackwell said.
The band specializes in
rock'n'roll, but they also play
'50s and beach music and even
perform a rap.
"We like to play in nice places
that want variety. We're high
energy on some songs, we can
say that, but on other songs we
mellow down," Blackwell said.
"If you play all rock'n'roll, you
limit yourselves."
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years and has almost 20 original
songs. Its four musicians, all '
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Highway Department and two at cau:
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nights a week in a trailor with no tice
inner walls. All money they time
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from left to right, Chuck Blackwt
will be at The Cock Pit tonight.
hat if the band makes it big, the
nusic will come first.
"But it's got to be a sure shot
iVe're not going to drop everyhing
for a shot in the wind,"
VIeetze, who writes most of the
>and's songs, said.
Williams and Blackwell did
lot know their meeting two years
igo would be a sure shot towards
forming a band. "We had met
through a friend and were just
watching movies over at
limmy's. We got talking about
bands," Blackwell said.
"And I mentioned that I have a
ts old ci
For every good actor like Humphrey
Bogart and Jimmy Stewart,
:here were five losers like John
Wayne and Gary Cooper. The stulios
and their mass production of
films also contributed to the poor
icting of the time. How can a person
act well when he is contracted
to make fifty to a hundred pictures
i year?
Obviously, technical advances
uver the past fifty years have made
special effects far better than they
jsed to be. However, this is less
important than the advances in
storytelling. There is no way a di
ector in 1945 could have made
he intriging and highly sexual sex,
ies, and videotape.
This movie is simply the story
)f four people and their intertwinng
relationships. There are no car
:hases or light saber duels, but it
vould have been impossible to
lave made this movie in the '40s
jecause it has highly unusual characters
directed in a creative, intelligent
way. Alfred Hitchcock is one
the only directors who could
lave approached the subtlety of
tex, lies, and vidoetape, but he
vould have had to throw in a few
nurders.
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set of drums, Williams said.
"And I immediately went
home and got my Gibson S.G.,
and we played a little bit,"
Blackwell said.
Blackwell says the name "Attraxion"
came to him and Williams
while they were driving
one day. Williams suggested
"Main Attraction," and Blackwell
modified the name to just
"Attraxion."
Attraxion will be at The Cock
Pit tonight at 10 p.m. Cover
charge is $3 for people over 21
and $5 for people under 21.
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Another obvious point to make
is that strong female and minority
characters were almost nonexistent
in the "Golden Ages of Cinema."
There are not enough strong women's
roles today, but at least
there are some.
The African Queen starring
Katherine Hepburn is about it for
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course, blacks in films were only
butlers and maids back in the old
days. I'm sure a 1947 version of
Spike Lee would have had a little
trouble making Do The Right
Thing.
It is pointless to go on. In every
facet of cinema, modern movies
have an inate superiority. This is
not to say there were no good movies
before 1970. Some of the
greatest movies of all time were
made before World War II had
even begun. And, due to the proliferation
of independent movie distributors,
I cannot say that there
are fewer bad movies today than in
earlier times. But I can say that
now more quality movies are made
per year than ever before. And it
will only get better.
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calling 777-SCMT.
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So you say
there's nothing
to do . . .
The Cockpit ? 22 Main St.
On Friday, Attraxion will perform.
Saturday will feature Legal Tender.
Both shows start at 10 p.m.
Cover charge will be $3 for 21
years old and over and $5 for any
one under 21.
Drayton Hall, USC campus
? Breaking the Code, the true
story of the mathematical genius,
will run Friday and Saturday at 8
n.m. and Sentemher 26-30. Tickets
are $9 for the public, $8 for faculty,
staff, senior citizens and military
personnel and $5 for students.
Fox-n-Hare ? 101 Harden
St. The Other Brothers will perform
on the patio Friday from 7:30
to 11:30 p.m. and Jerry Hayes will
perform Saturday from 8 p.m. to
midnight. There is no cover
charge.
Gambrell Hall ? The USC
School of Music will hold a concert
at 8 p.m. on Sunday as the
conclusion of its September Concerts
series. The concert will include
Ludwig van Beethoven's
"Sonate in E Major" by pianist
John Williams and "Quintet for
Winds" by Carl Nielson with the
Carolina Camerata Quintet. Tickets
are $5 for the public and $3 for
students, children and senior
citizens.
The Golden Spur - Russell
House. Club Spur's Dance Party
will happen both Friday and Saturday
from 8 p.m. to midnight.
There is no cover charge.
Greenstreets ? 1101
Harden St. On Friday, the Root
Doctors and Calvin and Friends
will perform for a cover charge of
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Tones will play for $5 cover
charge. All shows start at 10 p.m.
Jubilee '90, Mann-Simons
Cottage at 1403 Richland St On
Saturday, there will be a festival
featuring jazz bands, storytellers,
art auctions and crafts from 10:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Koger Center for the Arts
? Friday will feature jazz muscian
Stanley Jordan at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $17.50 and $12.50 for the
public and $6 for USC students.
On Sunday, the duo Dvoika! will
feature the sounds of the guitar,
mandolin and balalaika. The concert
will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
NiteLites ? 200 Stoneridge
Drive. Happy hour with raw bar
buffet will be on Friday from 4
p.m. to 8 p.m. WYYS-FM will
broadcast live Saturday night.
There will be no cover charge before
9 p.m., $3 after 9 p.m. and $6
after midnight
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full-scale animated dinosaurs, is
open every day until November.
Admission is $2 per person in addition
to regular zoo admission of
$4 for adults and $1.75 for children
ages 3-12. Hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
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