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The Sounds of i Hm* * iu H| nmfl i Guitarist Eddie Van Halen rocks Dancers bring pro\ From Staff Reports Dancers in Anita Ashley's "Ray, Marilyn, and Me!" will be performing "Worried Man's Blues" in a 8 p.m. concert March 6 and 7 at at the Keenan Theatre. "Worried Man's Blues," first choreographed by Anita Ashley for the Atlanta Jazz on Tap Festival 1991, is a contemporary dance work in four movements to the Blues music of the incomparable Ray Charles. Sometimes sultry, sometimes witty, with just a touch of bitchy, each section explores the mystique and appeal of women in their relationships with men. The first dance, "Worried Life Blues," is / Dressed outrageously props from four full supplements antics on spy $1 CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION This program is paid for, in part, by student activities fees. Van Halen! jflBI E^H* Jh p^B gi: 9 * m a mk H(SSBfll to a full house at the Carolina C , ||||Sh|V^, ~ : i I ' 'RfS M ' l\f\ OH ^:x h-^I v jr ^ 'ocative, soulful sh Lhoughtful and often provocative in its treatment of five women and their individual responses to the men who broke their hearts. At one point the dancers drop their movement and come downstage to speak directly to the audience. The second dance, "Old Man Time," speaks to both sexes about the inevitable aging process, for the dancers, it is a virtual race against time, so it's fast paced. The dancers, six women and one very perplexed man, demonstrate a much-desired aspect of relationships ? humor. The third dance, performed by three women to the R&B song, "In the Evening When the Sun Goes v Carre ] Mondcr ' l\l Russell Ho I, Carrot Top uses I sized trunks to his crazy stage. For Student With $2 For General L*1 *^l WW oliseum Saturday mgnt. I o r <-> a> o I <*> -C I ^ c if c iL o 9H LU WSl I Bass pi a) I Michael A. I thony, left, ; PW| lead sing ?jj Sammy Ha; a get together K* 1 a song early 1 the concert iow to Keenan Down," is a sensuous and n lancholy tribute to all unrequil loves. The final number is a tribute the artist himself, as no Ray Ch les suite would be complete wi out the toe-tapping "Hit the Ro: Jack." It is conceived and chon graphed by all the dancers, a this energetic finale promises i to disappoint even the toughi audiences. Tickets for "Ray, Marilyn, a Me!" are $10 for adults and $5 students and senior citizens, a are on sale at two locations: C umbia Ballet School, 256-041: and Columbia Music Festival as: ini V^UlllWIl, / / 1-UJWJ. >t Top y, March 2 SO pm use Ballroom '^Slw < ^ Van Ha By STEPHEN BROWN and SEAN McGUINNESS Staff Writers Out of nowhere the national anthem screeched over Eddie Van Halen's guitar. The lights shut off, and Sammy Hagar greeted the audience with "Hellooo, bay-beee!" as the hit single "Poundcake" heralded Van Halen's return to the Carolina Coliseum Saturday night. In reference to the group's Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocals" and the double platinum achievement for their latest album "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge," Hagar grinned and said, "It's about lime they got hip to us." Hagar reveled in the packed audience's warm reception and said, "It's been so long since we've been here, so we're gonna play an extra long time tonight!" The band played for a full two hours. The quartet chose to wear normal everyday clothes instead of the standard theatrical costumes in which other metal groups adorn themselves. The band's close-knit friendship was evident throughout the concert as it performed more like brothers rather than grandstanding hot dogs. A /f:?l 1 A _ .L ~ .1 >U? I mi^naci /\nuiuny piuvcu uidL 11c could do more than.lay down simple complimentary bass licks. His stand-out solo spotlighted the "fifth band member, Jack Daniels," his prized four-string. During Alex Van Halen's drum solo, the platform lifted him and his drum kit more than 12 feet above the stage. The songs ranged from cuts off "1984" t0 newer releases and Hagar's solo tracks. Also included was a staggering 10-minute guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, an example why he has become one of the most influential guitarists of Drunk driving By GREG RICKABAUGH Carolina! Editor With blood dripping down her face, she managed to gather up her beer can and throw it under the wiccK-cu luyuid \_uiuna MIC imu hit. As the police, fire truck and ambulance arrived in front of the Russell House Thursday afternoon to the sight of two devastated cars, the woman could hardly stand up. Her friends who were in the car with her were stiff inside the entangled and overturned SuperCoupe. 'er As she looked back inside the in" car and glanced toward the back ,n" seat, her hands covered her mouth >er and she cried, "Oh my God, he's Sar dead!" ^or A growing crowd of more than in 200 students surrounded the staged cars while the woman and three other Columbia City police cadets enacted a drunk driving scene for a Choose to Live program. It was presented by GAMMA, Gamecocks Advocating Mature Managee?j ment of Alcohol and the Crime Prevention Branch of the Columl0 bia City Police. ar While the victim hit in the acci^ dent was loaded into an ambua(j lance, the driver was given a quick 1Q' sobriety test and quickly put in ncj handcuffs while she yelled at the lot crowd, "I didn't mean to." est A man who lay still in the back of the car was pulled out soon afn(j ter and placed in a blue body bag. (or Ironically, the Toyota Supern(i Coupe had an old USC sticker at0j tached to the rear. The cars were ^ I Ne 1-T ^~ _ c Furnished Apai 3 Mopth Summi For Add 1000 Water len ro< * jr , Tt m 1 Marky Marl By KRI^HOFFMAN While most Columbi concert-goers were fighting f{ parking Saturday night at d Van Haien concert at Caroiir Coliseum, Marky Mark and T* Funky Bunch were playing I an audience of less than 2,0C at the Township Auditorium. the rap group Ex-Girlfrien opened for Marky Mark, bi was not well-liked by th audience. . Screaming of teen-age gir resonated id the auditorium \ his generation. "To me, Eddie is the clos thing to a god on earth," stud Alan Cocker said. After he worked out some tei nical bugs and attempted a stai up routine, Hagar presented a s< instrumental of his song "Give Live." Since Sammy Hagar replac David Lee Roth as lead singer 1986, much debate has ensued the quality of the group's music. Adam Lerner, a media a freshman and member of Conte porary Sounds, explained: "Mi cally, the band is better. Roth \ a showman, but he was so cau up in prancing around that didn't bother to sing in tune." y scene stag< * *?? ^ 3 wrecked cars from the C Garage. "It's a good point for Spr Break," criminal justice jur Kaitlyn Richards said after the monstration. "The handcuffs re; made a statement: don't drink drive." Richland County Coroner Fr; Barron warned students afterwa ofthe dangers of drinking and d] ing. He relived details of his \ experiences with horrible accide involving alcohol. The program, which the Coli bia Police Department also use: area high schools, is supposed make students consider the c come of their decisions involv alcohol. "The initial shock really ma ed a Q ideawj Pjfe Hidden 1 the Bro, from USC, welcome s quiet commi mlk. two and thi tive prices. Tennis Ample Parking, Lau: arpeting, Fireplaces in i "tments and ?r Leases Availa< itional Information C mark Place, Colun cks USC k attracts teens college students escorted younger Marky Mark fans. Student President Manish Shrivastava was one of the a chaperones. >r ,e 'Marky Mark is the star, but ia that is more a result of his iC chiseled body than of talent," he o said. H} Marky Mark performed "Good Vibrations" as an encore after playing for a relatively ici short 45 minutes, it * . te Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch also played their most recent release "1 need money" Is from their debut album "Music as For The People." In the middle of "Panama," Haest gar added his own material, proent ving that he was not trying to be Roth. He has his own style. ?h Student Beth Watson said, l like Sammy better because he's , not as flashy. He concentrates on OlO rr , ? to group effort. During its rendition of "You Really Got Me," the band augmented :ec' the song with cuts from their in "OU812" release "Cabo Wabo." on Also, they performed a cover of "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. rts ;m- Following the encore of the isi- number one single "Jump," they vas ended the concert with their next ght video "The Dream is Over," while he the stage lit up with pyrotechnics and an exploding Van Halen logo. ed for students Ps <g | 2 ZJ ? ? O 0) 3 s A drunk driving scene is reenacted by Columbia policemen on Greene Street Thursday. ity you stop and think," David Amick, crime prevention specialist for the ing Columbia Police Department, said. iior Bill Tiller, who works at the de- State Commission of Alcohol and ally Drug Abuse, opened up the progand ram in the Russell House Theatre. Tiller told students he was not ank there to talk them out of drinking, irds hut to show them some of the riv- consequences. )ast He said alcohol is the number jnts one drug of choice in South Carolina. lm- The raising of the drinking age 5 at to 21 has helped more than hurt to the issue, Tiller said. Alcoholtut related crashes involving 18, 19, ing and 20-year-olds have decreased 41 percent since the alcoholkes purchase age was raised to 21. uiet iy? back in the woods beside ad River, only 5 minutes RiverRidge Apartments ierious students to join a unity environment. One ee bedrooms at competiCourts, Swimming Pool, ndry Facilities, Designer some apartments. ^SUMMIT ble , ./AMMWGEMENT all 779-2373 ibia, SC 29210