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Miriam Fritz started singing children's
favorites like "The Itsy
Biisy Spider" in 1971, and now, 21
years and thousands of diapers later.
she is retiring as USC's director
of Kampus Kiddie Day Care.
Fritz stumbled into her job when
a friend told her USC had an opening
in day care. She said she didn't
intend to stay as long as she has
and recognizes her love for children
as the reason why.
"I try to teach them something
every day," she said. "When I sit
back and listen to them talk to each
other, I realize that they are actually
learning what I teach. It is such
a special feeling."
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Anderson, where she and her husband
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the toddlers, not to mention take
care of the injury potential.
"In 21 years, I can only remem
ber one broken arm," she said.
"Most of the injuries are just a
stitch here or there."
When things among the group
do get hectic, Fritz either sings
songs to them or has a "time out"
session for everybody to calm
down.
Kampus Kiddie Day Care is
USC's own babysitting service for
students, faculty and staff. It is
licensed to admit up to 40 children
at one time, and it costs S48 per
week plus meals.
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Drivin' N' Cryin's newest
album, "Smoke," is appropriately
named. Fiery, flaming songs give
way to smoky, slow ballads in
mystical and magical Southern-rock
style.
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ences in the band's style. The
group's sound showed signs of
transformation on their last disc,
"Fly Me Courageous," as they
moved from gritty back porch jam
sessions to a more polished and
technical work. "Smoke" is the
result of the group's genesis; it has
a fullness in sound and feel that
hasn't existed in previous Drivin'
N' Cryin' work.
Part of the changing sound
comes from lead singer Kevin
Kinney's voice. In the past, Kinney
has been infamous for emphasizing
the scratchy, high-pitched whine of
his voice, but, in "Smoke," he mellows
and modulates his voice to
blend in with the songs more often.
The group's insuuments seem to
be filling more of die gaps and giving
the music more body than
before. This change is not necessarily
a good thing; at times, the
music sounds too mainstream and
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Most of the disc, however, maintains
a very unique feel. This
uniqueness more than makes up for
the few songs like "She Doesn't
Want To Go" and "Smoke," the
title track, that seem to borrow too
much from every other band.
"Back Against The Wall," the
first track on the disc, is a fiery
song that proves "Smoke" is the
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Cryin' has put out yet. The group's
first album, "Scarred But Smarter,"
seemed to have some very metallic/,
powerful songs, hut they smacked
of litde experience and little regard
for technical skill. "Smoke" shows
the group's comfort and confidence
with their sound.
"Whiskey Soul Woman" is
another example of a more maturesounding
heavy song that reflects
the new concern for a full sound.
While the faster songs show a
change in the group, the album's
"smoky," slower songs reflect
Drivin' N' Crvin's commitment to
their old Southern-rock style and
their consummate skill in mixing'
very slow, mellow work with more
intense guitar hammering.
"When You Come Back" follows
the disc's first three fast
songs. It acts like a barrier wall to
slam the fast music into submission
and uansfer the group's energy into
a more transcendental form. The
entire song reflects a blues sound,
and it is very calming.
The group uses this song to lead f
into the best song on the disc. In
fact, "Patron Lady Beautiful" is
one of the best songs the group has
ever done. It channels the pent-up.
slow energy of the previous song
into a slow spiral towards a powerful,
flowing chorus and guitar solo.
As the song continues, the group
pulls its speed from fast to slow
and back to fast. The transitions are
very effective, and the end result is
a song that canT be classified as
mellow or angry. It skillfully com-f
bines these emotions into one.
People who are firmly devoted to
Drivin' N' Cryin's early, garage
band work will probably be a bit
disturbed at the new mainstream
sound of some of "Smoke's" songs.
True fans, however, will look
bevond that and realize "Smoke"
contains some innovative Drivin'
N' Cryin' work.
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