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Creating the right concoction needs more than just 2 slices of bread
BY REBECCA WILSON
THE GAMECOCK
Crafting the perfect sandwich
is a science — one with roots
in the other side of the
^ Atlantic.
^ The common name “sandwich,” was
first used in England at London’s Beef and
Steak Club. One of the Club’s patrons,
John Montague, the Earl of Sandwich,
was a diehard gambler known to skip
meals in order to keep playing.
One day he ordered a waitress to give
him a slice of meat set between two slices
of bread so that he could consume the
meal with one hand, leaving the other free
to roll the dice.
This seemed like a brilliant idea to the
others frequenting the club, and they be
gan to regularly ask for “the same as
Sandwich.”
The name stuck.
The sandwich has come a long way
since its beginnings as a gambling
snack. Quizno’s boasts 130,000,000 sub
sandwiches served yearly worldwide.
^kSubway operates 20,680 stores in 72
"countries.
' First-year pharmacy stu
dent Robert Garrett defined
a sandwich as “bread, veg
etables, condiments and
meat.”
The exact definition,
however, is open-ended: the
term “bread,” for example,
doesn’t take into account tortillas,
croissants, pitas or biscuits.
Garrett, upon considering such op
tions, decided that “flour product”
should just about cover all the bases.
Even that definition, however, leaves
room for interpretation. First-year me
dia arts student Sam Stokes argued that
a pizza could be considered a sandwich
by that definition, since it includes all
the necessities: bread, veggies, cheese
and meat.
He and Garrett concluded that the
“flour product” needs to be
around the other in
gredients for a
meal to be
consid
ered a
sandwich. This, however, invites wraps,
calzones, burritos, hamburgers and even
hot dogs into the mix.
Definitions aside, there are many pos
sibilities available to the
creative sandwich
artist.
Not only
can you
pile on
the
meat and cheese, but fish, chicken, tuna’,
salad, assorted vegetables and, of course,"
good old peanut butter and jelly are all
tasty options.
Combinations with peanut butter are*
endless. Stokes said he prefers “peanut,
butter and honey,” and first-year mathe
matics student Chris Jones said peanut
butter with bananas is the strangest
amalgamation he’s ever seen.
Sandwich-making explores the deep
er questions behind your favorite^
lunchtime snack. How much to put on
the sandwich, for example. To go further,
how many slices of cheese or meat should
you pile on? How much peanut butter is;
too much? (>
How much mustard can you throw on
before it overpowers the taste?
Perhaps it depends on the person.^. t
Stokes likes a “simple sandwich with a
thin layer of mayonnaise and a little bit*
of turkey and cheese,” while Jones said a >
“warm ham and cheese sandwich, plain,
is always nice.”
A grilled cheese sandwich is
Johnson’s favorite, but she eats a deli
sandwich “almost every day” and
prefers the Deli to Sub Connection'
because it offers the choice
of sliced bread instead of a
sub roll.
Ultimately, the difference
between a superb sandwich
and a merely edible one of
ten comes down to the small1 >
things: Swiss cheese or pro- (
volone? Crunchy peanut butter or
creamy? 1
Even the experienced sandwich mak-j -
er is left wondering at the end of the
bread-buttering day: is a taco considered
a sandwich? After all, the ingredients^
are snugly contained within the “flour
product.”
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PBook. Review
A.L.T.: A Memoir’
offers stylish read
“A.L.T.: A MEMOIR"
By Andre Leon Talley
★★★★ out of
BY MEG MOORE
THE GAMECOCK
Andre Leon Talley knows a
thing or two about being en
vogue. In fact, he is in Vogue ev
ery month via his StyleFax col
umn, detailing the latest trends
•pnd keeping readers up to date
on behind-the-seams fashion
news.
With his descriptive writing
style and larger-than-life ap
pearance, Talley has become one
of the mythical figures he spent
his young life revering, emerg
ing as an unlikely giant amid the
exclusive world of the rich and
stylish.
However, unlike many of
tasnion s Drignt
est stars, Talley
was not born
into wealth and
privilege. In his
autobiography,
“A.L.T.: A
Memoir”, he re
lates a genuine
ly impressive iags-io-ricnes taie
•of his journey from Southern
^on to jet-setting fashion writer.
The reader is invited not into a
life of frivolity but one of deter
mination, built around sound
values and personal bonds.
As a result of his journalistic
training, Talley does not write
with the linguistic flourish of a
novelist or poet, but he tries. He
leads the reader through descrip
tive accounts of the who, what,
where, when and why, attempt
ing to capture both beauty and
the basic facts within his writing.
Achieving an awkward sort
of eloquence, Talley manifests
the most important things in his
life through his obvious passion
on page. He often revisits im
portant moments and influential
people, reiterating their impact
on his life.
Not surprisingly, “A.L.T.” is
riddled with references to the
rich, famous and fabulously
fashionable. Yet, Talley does not
unmask any dark secrets or
dwell on the superficiality he re
alizes is a fault of the fashion
world. He mentions famous ac
quaintances only in apprecia
tion —for what they have taught
him and for the friendship he
has shared with them. Readers
are shown the human sid§ of
otherwise commercialized fig
ures.
Most intriguing are Talley’s
profiles of his grandmother, who
raised him in Durham, N.C., and
his mentor, former Vogue editor
Diana Vreerland. He is able to
draw parallels between the two,
describing their similar appre
ciation for quality and elegance
despite the fact that they came
from divergent worlds. Talley’s
reverence for both women re
mains undeniable — he clearly
cherishes their respective
strengths, quirks and contribu
tions to his life and the lives of
others.
While Talley could have eas
ily written a gossipy work, dig
ging through the trenches of the
fashion world, he instead has
chosen to highlight the kind
hearted people he has met and
me awe-in
spiring ex
periences
he has had
I^S while cov
ering every
twist and
trend.
Thlley ar
sues max style is not uounu Dy
class, race or financial means —
he considers both his working
class grandmother and the ex
travagantly wealthy Vreerland
as equally elegant.
Talley’s obvious appreciation
for the finer things in life, no mat
ter how simple they are or how
off-kilter, makes “A.L.T.” an up
lifting chronicle of one fashion
lover’s journey to the top. Instead
of being inundated with superfi
cial tales, readers are invited into
a world that is as surreal as it is
rooted in family values.
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Fashion guru Talley’s
new autobiography
shares a Southern bo;
journey to top of the
chic Vogue world.
Fun in the sun requires planning
BY CANDYCE JEFFERSON
THE GAMECOCK
Dig through your storage
trunks and pull out your bathing
suits. Pack your shorts and tanks
and slip on your favorite flip-flops.
Spring break is almost here.
The best spring break excur
sions are those that are well
planned. You need to know what
to bring and how much spending
money you’ll require for your va
cation. Location, location, location
is also crucial. Choosing a place to
visit is an essential first step in
mapping out a spring break plan
of action.
Nigel Wallace, a second-year ac
counting student said he’s headed
to West Palm Beach, Fla. Justin
Bogue, a first-year music compo
sition student, has opted for
Myrtle Beach. “I’ll be there for five
days,” Bogue said.
Others have elected to visit
more unconventional locations.
Jordan Smith, a second-year phi
losophy student, will be spending
his time off in Pittsboro, N.C. And
instead of venturing south for her
vacation, Jamie Rogers, a second
year print journalism student will
be road-tripping with friends to
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Many students will, of course,
have to shell out cash during their
vacations. But exactly how much
money will you need to bring?
Bogue said, “I’ll probably need
about $150 dollars.”
For his Pittsboro, N.C. excur
sion, Smith replied that he will
probably need “around $1,000.”
Rogers will “be bringing along
about $100 in cash and a credit
cardjustincase.”
Man cannot live by bread alone,
and neither can college students
during spring break. Most stu
dents will be gone for around four
to five days, so food remains an
other survival essential.
“Because we’ll be driving for
about nine-10 hours, my friends
and I have planned to pack small
snacks to tide us over for the long
road trip. Then we will dine out
for the rest of the vacation.”
Rogers said.
Smith and Wallace both claim
to need just alcohol and cigarettes
for their adventure diet.
To make the best of time away
from school, students should re
member to pack select travel es
sentials. If headed north, Rogers
advised, “Make sure you bring
proper clothing for the climate. I
will be packing lots of warm cloth
ing and hats to protect myself from
the cold Pennsylvania weather.”
“I’ll just be bringing basic lug
gage and my girlfriend,” Bogue
said. i
And as for those who plan on ,
living up to the wild spring break*
cliche, Wallace advised students
to “bring the number of a good ;
lawyer.”
Smith added, “Bring the num-'1
ber of two good lawyers, just injj
case you can’t get in touch with
the first one.”
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Many USC students will head to the beach this Spring Break.
Linkin Park’s live shows display band in element
BY WALTER TUNIS
KIIT CAM PCS
It was a sound as big as its sur
roundings.
For two nights last August,
Linkin Park slammed together met
al-heavy guitar rock, alert hip-hop
verses and splashes of electronica
on stadium stops of Metallica’s
Summer Sanitarium Tour. Just be
fore Christmas, a DVD and CD com
pilation of those shows was re
leased as “Live in Texas.”
Last week, with Linkin Park in
the midst of its own tour, drum
mer Rob Bourdon acknowledged
an unintentional coincidence. In
less than an hour, he would take
the stage for a sold-out concert in
Dallas.
“That’s rigfjt,” he said. “We’re
live in Texas again.”
A favored attraction of Lone
Star audiences? Perhaps. But the
California-bred band is hardly be
ing exclusive. Linkin Park’s mon
strous touring schedule can’t help
but dictate that some regions, like
the heart of Texas, get a repeat
dose of the band’s rap-and-rock
performances.
“We definitely take a lot of pride
in our live show,” Bourdon said.
“We work in the studio writing
and perfecting songs. There, you
get all the time you need to get ev
erything right. But when that’s
done, we devote our energies to
getting the stuff we created in the
studio to translate to what we do
live. Live has always been the best
medium for us. Albums are great,
but I think everyone should have a
chance to see whatever band they
are into play live.”
Onstage, much of Linkin Park’s
ferocity is engineered by Bourdon.
He has two expert vocalists, singer
Chester Bennington and rapper
Mike Shinoda, to work off of. Then
there is the question of groove.
Bourdon might slam out rhythms
on an acoustic drum kit, mesh his
playing with pre-recorded samples
or embellish the turntable sounds
created onstage by Joseph Hahn.
Also figuring into the pace and
drive of such Linkin Park hits as
“One Step Closer” (from the
band’s multi-platinum debut al
bum, “Hybrid Theory”) and
“Somewhere I Belong” (from last
year’s “Meteora”) is the tag team
of guitarist Brad Delson and
bassist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell.
“There are all kinds of things
going on,” Bourdon s?id.
“Sometimes, we’re using a ton of
effects. I’ll have electronic drum
pads on an acoustic kit so we can
perform this music. But I really
need to make sure what I do fits in
with everything else, that I set a
good foundation. We understand
there is a fine line between play
ing the right part and making
things too confusing. So all six of
us are focused on writing really
good songs and finding the parts
that make a good song a better
song.”
Setting up music that rumi
nates with bittersweet tension be
fore bursting into voluminous
flames might be a challenge, but
Bourdon thinks Linkin Park has
already met the demands of such
high intensity tunes.
“We’re blessed to be able to play
music. That’s our job. But it’s als<j
an incredible, amazing thing.”