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RockNotes
By TRICIA TITUS
Staff Writer
In the News: It was a touchin
moment. . . pop superstar Whit
ney Houston singing the nationa
anthem before the Super Bowl, de
dicated to the troops in the Persiai
Gulf. It was a flawless perfor
mance, not a single flub, wronj
word or fumbled note. Even to he
critics, Houston finally proved shi
is a great singer with a live perfor
mance to beat all liv<
performances.
The only problem is that i
wasn't live, it was Memorex
That's right. It turns out that Mis!
Houston was singing into a deac
microphone in time to a pre
recorded tape. Anxious to dispe
memories of the Milli Vanilli scan
dal, Houston immediately deniec
any involvement in the deception
saying that she was really singing
the song live, and had no idea thai
her mic was not on. It just proves
how good a singer she really is
She managed to sing a song exactly
and precisely the same way
twice. In fact, so close you could
have sworn she was lip syncing.
In a similar vain, Paula Abdul
and her record company are currently
being sued by Yvette Marine,
one of the backup singers on
Abdul's multi-platinum debut album,
Forever Your Girl. The suit
alleges that Marine's "guide
tracks," recorded to guide Abdul
when she recorded her lead vocals,
were electronically mixed with
those lead vocals, producing a hybrid
mix which is less Abdul than
if ic Marine
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Assuming this was proven, the
sii.ger would be owed a large sum
of money, including a percentage
of the royalties from the album,
not to mention any damages. Abdul
and the record company have
denied all the charges, contending
that the suit is merely a stunt
geared to earn Marine some free
publicity and eventually a recording
contract of her own.
Results of the autopsy on Def
Leppard guitarist Steve Clark
indicate the cause of death as a lethal
combination of alcohol, antidepressants
and painkillers. Clark
was found dead in his London
apartment in early January. Clark
had reportedly spent the evening
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the fact that he was on a leave of
absence from the band battling his
_. alcohol problem.
Clark, who had often been de- .
> scribed as "suicidally depressed/'
had been prescribed anti~
depressants to fight the condition,
and was on painkillers as a result
-1 of a back injury. The autopsy indicated
the overdose was apparently
not a suicide attempt, but
accidental,
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il "Losing My Religion," which has
- now been banned in Ireland, bei
cause it contains religious imagery
- "unfit for broadcast"
j On a sad note, condolences go
r out to Eric Clapton, whose four
i and a half year old son, Conor
- died after he fell 49 stories from
i the window of his mother's 53rd
floor Manhattan apartment onto
t the roof of the adjacent four-story
! building.
s A housekeeper had left the win1
dow open to air out the apartment,
- and the boy wandered into the
I room while his mother, Italian
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television actress L>on uei sanio,
I was in another room with a maid
and a friend. Clapton, who does
\ not live with Del Santo, but was
t vacationing in New York, rushed
i to the scene after he was called by
a friend. Both he and Del Santo
were treated for shock at a nearby
r hospital after the accident.
I Officials of the New York City
Health Department were investil
gating why the apartment had no
window guards, which are required
on all apartments with children
under the age of 12. Clapton has a
since gone into seclusion, and is
said to be very distraught. Cards (
and letters can be sent in care of |
Slowhand, P.O. Box 1062, London,
England NW15HF. Clapton
has requested that in lieu of flow- i
ers donations be made in Conor's
name to the children's charity Variety
Clubs International, 1560
Broadway, Suite 1209, New York,
NY 10036. Checks should be
made payable to International
Heart of Variety. < j
In the Studio: Robbie Robertson
is working on his noxf album
titled Storyville. Guest musicians i
include Bruce Homsby and Aaron <
Neville. Robertson also searched 1
Neville's home town of New Or- i
leans for street musicians to add to 5
the mix. _
John Cougar Mellencamp is
working on his next effort after a
two year lay-off during which he
painted, and directed and starred in
the soon-to-be-released film Falling
From Grace, in which he plays .
a singer. The album is to be titled i
Whenever We Want Ity and is due A
for release in September. ?
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will give students a chance to observe
Earth Week today on Greene
Street from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The recycling event will feature I
booths and displays from student j
organizations as well as local and i
statewide recycling groups. There \
will also be containers available j
for collection of aluminum cans, t
newspapers and white paper. There
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Children's Trust Fund of South n
Carolina during the first-ever "
Greek Charity Carnival. The carnival
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Break out those walking shoes, a.
some sweatbands and a smile be- ^
cause Saturday is 1991 South Carolina
WalkAmerica, a fund raiser w
for the March of Dimes Campaign fe
for Healthier Babies.
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Registration is at 8 a.rn. and the 72
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Saudi Continued from
Arab Emirates began carrying
CNN 24 hours a day soon after the al
war began. ^
Saudi Arabia did eventually J
catch up with their neighbors and e
broadcast CNN 24 hours a day st
continuously. However, the Saudi 1
government would censor out any v<
information concerning Saddam.
Lucas* wife, Judy, stayed in ?
America during the war and was
not as confident about the media w
coverage concerning die war. "It ^
was hard to tell if what the media ^
was saying was the truth or just ^
sensationalized," she said.
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organizations to see which grout
can collect the most poundage o
Student Government will play
lost to a volleyball game from 1
).m. until 3 p.m. The volleyball
let will be made of plastic sixjack
rings to show how packaging
iroducts can be made into someOther
organizations cotssembly
in 1984. The fund helps
oordinate resources for over 1,000
on-profit children's charities in
le state.
The fund also supports the
Eicome Tax form. By the end of
990, the fund had disbursed close
3 $1 million dollars to those
4-mile walk will bejgin at 8:30
cts and lowering the infant death
>ar in South Carolina more than
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With her husband in Saudi Arbia,
Mrs. Lucas described the war
? being an unsettling experience.
[ was nervous when I saw Charts
Jaco on CNN duck when the
;uds came in and wondering if
ley were chemical or not was
sry unsettling," Mrs. Lucas said.
In order to ease some tension,
merican civilians in Ras Tanaura
id their part in helping out the
ar effort. Lucas said he and other
RAMCO employees would go to
ie army bases with barbecues for
ie soldiers.
"These barbecues included caraPub
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'Even on our busiest nights,
igle people will come in and
>k for someone to play chess
th," Cook said, adding that
ile waitressing one hectic night,
* was able to play with a cusler
by moving a chess piece evtime
she walked by.
joatfeathers does have a wide
ly of drinks and food, however,
jells about 70 brands of beer,
stly imports, although they do
e rare domestic brands, includPete's
Wicked Ale and Gold
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lowing: USC Office of Recycling,
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Task Force, the Residence
Hall Association, Students Allied
for a Greener Earth and Mortar
Board.
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Alpha Theta sorority cleaned?up
the A.C. Moore Garden behind
Patterson and South Tower resi*
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charities.
"We feel it's imperative for
young people to take responsibility
for the children comine after
them," said Harriet Ferguson, executive
director of the fund
"We're so grateful for the
amount of energy and contribution
the Greeks at USC gave. That gift
helped us do our job. It will make
birthday.
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Also in South Carolina this past
year, more than 5,260 babies were
born weighing less than 5.5
pounds. This light weight makes
to 40 times mere likely to die
before their first birthday than normal
weight babies.
vans of civilian Americans with
four wheel drives loaded with I
Pepsi, potato salad, chicken and
chili to be cooked in the desert,"
Lucas said. The barbecues were
large enough to feed 2,000 American
soldiers and civilians. 'The civilians
were happy to serve in
some way and this was the way,"
Lucas said.
ARAMCO sent Lucas to the
shore of Saudi Arabia to inspect
the damage caused by the Iraqi oil
spill. "The oil was 18 inches deep
at the shore line and streched out
for 50 yards," he said. And when
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Coast Lager. Seventy to 80 types
of liquor are also available.
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were nui sineuy a annxer s
bar ? A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous)
comes in here," Cook said.
"We have eight to nine types of
coffee and 32 kinds of tea. There
are a lot of alternatives."
The food menu includes lots of
desserts, with a heavy focus on
cheesecakes. Most meals are
gourmet-style, including
California-style pizzas. There isn't
really a "6 to 8 dinner crowd"; intg
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Special Projects for Student Government,
said she hopes RecycleMania
will increase awareness of
opportunities on campus for
recycling.
"When students are clearing out
their dorm rooms, we hope they'll
recognize things they can recycle,"
she said.
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the lives of a tot of children a tot
^USC Fraternity and Sorority
tinuing the Greek Week Charity
the Children's Trust Fund.
For more information about the
fund, contact Harriet Ferguson at
23CK/140.
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more information about the walk,
contact Campaign Coordinator Pre
ston Winkler in USC Personnel at
777-7550.
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the waves would break, the oil
would come up in greenish bubbles.
'This reminded me of a prehistoric
tar pit."
The burning Kuwaiti oil wells
have also had an effect on the
Saudi environment/There were
high levels of smog and pollution
in the upper atmosphere. As a re- suit,
the street lighting would come
on in mid-day. At times you could
see it, smell it and taste it in the
back of your throat. At times like
this, the joggers wouldn't jog and
people would stay inside," he said.
stead, customers can get meals al
most anytime they wish.
Goatfeathers' unique ambience
appeals to different age groups and
people of all types. As Helsley
said, "You can find a federal judge
next to a punk rocker."
The only thing Helsley asks of
his customers (besides being of
age) is to have manners. "We haven't
had a fight here in 10 years,
since we opened. And that speaks
for itself." ;
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