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(j/Mt t6ene'& uotfcvty This is a listing of the events open to the public in the Columbia area the weekend of Nov. 2 ? 4. . Cockfest ? Williams-Brice Stadium. The annual pep rally, postponed from Homecoming, will hp fAnifthf ot H r> m ...111 wrv bvui^uv ui / JJ.IH. Will feature comedian Paul Rodriquez, emcee Henry Cho, the USC marching band and the football team. Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for students and $7 for a family ticket (two adults and two children). Parents Weekend ? Highlights of the weekend include an English tea on Friday at McKissick Museum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., a Dessert Cabaret with student entertainment in the Russell House Ballroom at 8 p.m., the USC vs. Florida State game Saturday at noon and the annual Parents Association breakfast with Arthur Smith at 9 p.m. in the Russell House lobby. Greenstreets ? 1101 Harden St. NAJEE will perform Friday. Tickets are $17. Freedom of Expression will perform Saturday, and Gene Dyke's Big Band will perform Sunday. The cover charge is $3 per person for each event. The Punchline ? 634 Harden St. Friday and Saturday Tark Mavhrrrv will nerform at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Tickets are $8. Rockafellas ? 2112 Devine St. Friday, the Swimming Pool Q's will perform. Tickets are $6. Saturday, the Hostages will perform for $4 per person. Both shows begin at 10 p.m. Township Auditorium ? 1703 Taylor St. Saturday, college dance groups from the Southeast will participate in Stompfest '90, a stepshow to raise money for a minority scholarship at USC. Tickets are $7 and will be sold at noon the day of the show. Trustus Theater ? Friday and Saturday, the* play Talking With will continue at 8 p.m. Friday at 11:15 p.m. the one-man show Drinking in America will run. Sunday, Step on a Crack will play at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $12.50 and $6.25 for Talking With, and $5 and $2.50 for the other two shows. Golden Spur ? Friday and Saturday is Club Spur from 8 p.m. to midnight. There is no cover charge. Club 638 ? This weekend will feature disc jockey Dave Riddle, alternative music and dancing. There will be no cover charge before midnight and $1 after midnight # The Cockpit ? Friday, Joint Effort will perform, and Saturday will feature the Throwstones. Cover is $3 for those over 21 and $5 for those under 21. Rhythms ? On Friday, there will be a free seafood buffet and music from Odis Goodwin and the Rockin' Castenettes. Phase Two See WEEKEND page 5 The BIG DEA Sh Office Hours: M-F 9:30-5:30 211 Main St. UHALEY'S MILLb^ W 254-7801 *4* Ii * * * n 9 % , .><4 * J| Myi Jason Reed (played by Jonathan feature film Stephen King's Graveye Bad acting 'Graveyard Movie Review i _! d Film Grades A+ Extraordinary; Masterpiece " A Very Good B Entertaining; Worth the Money t] C Flawed; Lots of Reservations b D Seriously Flawed; Not Recommended F Horrific; Disgustingly Bad y ? By BRIAN SHELTON q Staff Writer 5 Folks, I'm a big Stephen King b fan. I actually shell out $24.95 for the hardback editions of his books s instead of waiting 15-to-24 months ti for the cheaper paperback. n So establishing the fact that I'm f a King fan (or a "Kinghead"), I a should probably say that everytime I see a preview for a movie that v< says "from the mind of Stephen to King" I actually get excited. 01 Despite the critics' universal 0i panning, despite the fact that I've w only seen three or four films that cj even marginally resemble the h, books that inspired them and de- ra spite the fact that I know the movie is going to rot, I rush to the theater hoping someone will fi- to nally get it right. Each time, al- cr most without exception, I exit the fe theater disappointed. ac It's not King's fault. Actually, th he did direct Maximum Overdrive ac and write the wretched screenplay m for Pet Semetary, and for these of- M fenses, he should be hung by his cl toenails. ci But King has had little to do lii with the screen adaptations. So to il about Whaley' uttlecock service across sti Video surveillance system Full furniture package Laundry facilities Sleep /study lofts Swimming pool I ^lyy|MJW ^<i ?$ "riHHI'' . IM * / ** a ' >^JBHk !-! :tIl i tM Emerson) screams for joy when i rd Shift. , cheap g< Shift' lacl lost of the blame goes to the film lakers. What they essentially do is take nly the plot from King's work, 'hich would be dandy if Stephen king's plots were worth a flapdoole, but most of them are not. A toron could think of the plots for Christine (demented car runs down mocent bystanders) or Cujo (raid dog runs down innocent bysmders). It is what King does with nese premises mai maxes nis ooks worth reading. Hollywood has not learned this et and continues cranking out Ling movies once or twice a year, 'he latest example is Graveyard hift, which is the 22nd movie ased on a King work. It is a dreadful retelling of a tory in King's short story collecion, Night Shift. This is the third novie made from that anthology, ollowing Children of the Corn nd Maximum Overdrive. Like the other two works, Graryard Shift comes from a source o short for a movie to be based i. The story in the book was abjt ten pages long. The premise, hich is about a working crew leaning out the cellar of a ware3use only to find giant, mutated its, was chilling at times. The movie has taken the very isic plot and added its own input, eating an hour and a half long ature. It adds a heapload of charters (the original story was from e point of view of only one charter), some cutesy twists (like iming ine location uacnman [ills, after King's pseudonym, Rilard Bachman) and in the end eates a mishmash that has very ttle similarity to the work it is ised upon. S Mill is... eet i i. & ASSOCIATES he realizes he is in the new jre makes k terror King has little input on what transpires on screen, and as a result, the movie suffers. Ralph Singleton directs Graveyard Shift and makes it the typical horror movie where each character, one by one, serves as rat-bait to the mutant viinan. See MOVIE page 5 The Unive o ^ 4 ?^ o O *<> _ ^2 Cc 'V Carolin< Florida New > $ / xv-a _. 7 a Mo\/di /( / 1^1 V X^1 I * S q S, <iJ O * N> 0/ , Corned % andl oM 0 /V 4\ 1 The / USC Chee and Stuc 7 , * I Ticket Outlets Russell House Busir Carolina Coliseum Athletic Ticket Offi ft Transportation: Buses will be leavini 15 minutes starting Parents and studen X f?\ 1 ) o * Sponsored by v '' New obsceni hit heavv mi %> /^TfflCIA TITUS In the News: Ozzy Osbourne experiences yet another battle in the rockers-getting-sued war. Osbourne and CBS Records are both being sued for responsibility of the suicides of two Georgia teenagers in 1988. The suits claim that the subliminal phrase "Why try, why try, get the gun and try it" in the song "Suicide Solution" caused the 16- and 17-year-old boys to kill themselves. On the other side of the law, both Stevie Nicks and Aerosmith's Joe Perry are contemplating suits against the Star tabloid for a story that claimed that Nicks was pregnant with Perry's child. Both Nicks and Perry, who is married were quick to issue denials. Five days before the start of 2 Live Crew's trial on obscenity k charges, the Florida record store f owner who was tried for selling the band's album As Nasty As They Want to Be was convicted on obscenity charges. What effect the band's now successful defense will have on that conviction is unknown. Former Ramone's bassist Dee Dee Ramone was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana Hnrinrr Q cujppn r?f W/Qchinnrtrvn UUllllg U J FTVV|/ v* IT UOIIlll^lUII Square Park in Greenwich Village in which 25 other people were also arrested. According to one report, Ramone first tried to talk his way out of the arrest by reminding the rsity of South OtwSlnnivcrsai >ckf< a's Biggest P< State vs C \CC vs Ne rilliams Brice Stadiui mber2, 1990 7:1 featuring ^ ; ran PAUL ROl mcee HENRY plus USC Football T( ^leaders, Care Jent Organizal REWORKS FINA * *r r o less Office i ce - Rosewood Drive g from Russell House and at 6:00 PM and returnii ts are welcome. v " t\ ? 'resented by Pi Kappa Ph USC Athletic Dept. and Student. ity charges eta 1 band officers of his celebrity status. When he reached the station, he started shouting obscenities atphotographers trying to take his picture, but he removed his shirt to show off his tatoos. A deputy inspector with the police was reported to have said Ramone would likely get off with a fine, rather than a possible one-year jail term. Legendary R&B singer Curtis Mayfield, who was paralyzed after a 500-pound lighting bank crashed onto him at an outdoor concert on Aug. 13, is recovering from surgery to stabilize his neck. Doctors atp. still trvina to tie.terming v " ? J '"O ? how much of the paralysis will be permanent, although they are reported to believe it is unlikely that he will regain movement from the waist down. Gregg Allman will play a guest villain on the syndicated television show Superboy. Actor Morgan Freeman has been approached to play the role of blues legend Muddy Waters in an upcoming film on the musician's life. Freeman has said that his plans are undetermined. In the Studio: Bryan Adams pulled a mid-recording switch of producers during his sixth studio album from Bob Clearmountain to Mutt Lange. Lange co-wrote many of the songs on the album, which should be out in March. Rappers De la Soul's album, De la Soul is Dead, will contain twenty-two tracks, and the first single is due for release around the first of the year. Sting is working on the final See ROCKNOTES page 5 Carolina est sp Rally arolina; (W SECi, 0 ' -> 0v *J) 30 PM ' V \\ ORIGUEZ / CHO ' ^7 o * V "O 5am, >lina Band/) ion Skits ,w ILE I ?.%1 ricket Prices $2.00 USC Student $3.00 Individual i , $7.00 Family 0 'a J/ fo I Bates House every ng after the show. o> oO / ~b Activity Fees. f