1980_02 The Daily Collegian February 1980

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The     Beat     will     appear
evening at 8 p.m.
in     the     CSUF     men's     gym     this   Sunday
New wave rockers headline
Sunday CSUF gym show
by Brad Polzin
An impressive lineup of new wave
talent will be featured this Sunday even¬
ing at 8 pm in the Men' s Gym as the Col¬
lege Union and KKDJ present The Beat
and baily Planet in concert along with
comedian Bobby Kosser.
The Beat, a quartet from Los Angeles,
has attracted considerable attention as
the first and only new wave band to be
represented by Bill Graham.
Consisting of singer-songwriter Paul
Collins on rhythm guitar and vocals,
Steve Huff on bass, Mike Ruiz on drums,
and Larry Whitman on guitar, The Beat
describes themselves as "J ust four guys
playing music...no trickery, no bullshit,
just rock and roll."
The Beat's anti-pretentious style, re¬
flective of new wave attitudes in general,
is to the point and maintains a wary dis¬
tance from electronic gimmickry. Taking
the opposite direction from contempora¬
ry lavish production techniques. The
Beat creates a simple yet infectious and
refreshing sound.
Their recent album on Columbia
Records contains several catchy tracts,
including "Rock and Roll Girl", and has
been receiving a substantial amount of
airplay over Fresno radiowaves.
Having just.completed a well received
circuit of engagements from New York to
Los Angeles. The Beat will be aooearine
in the Bay Area after their Fresno
appearance.
The origins of Daily Planet go back to
1974 in Chicago and J im Caprio (guitar,
keyboards, vocals) and J.H. Herter
(guitar, vocals). Phil Harrigan (bass,
vocals) and Gary Tobin (drums) were
added in 1977. In 1978 the band relocat¬
ed in Los Angeles.
Playing their own brand of exuberant,
simple, new wave, good time rock, they
have ' attracted a considerable Los
Angeles fol lowing.
The College Union is making special
efforts to insure the best possible sound
and atmosphere for the concert in the
Men's Gym. The stage will be set in the
center of the gym facing the upper bal¬
cony, and floor seating will be provided.
To enhance the sound and visual appear¬
ance promoters will be erecting floor to
ceiling partitions around the stage.
Tickets for the February 3rd show at
8 pm are only 53.00 and are available at
the College Union Information Desk or
Tower Records.
FITS
by Dr. Rose Lyon & Dr. Pat T horn son
"... fitness is tough but sane..."
Is the "fitness" craze a fad that will
soon be replaced? Probably not, since
physcial inactivity has become widely
recognized as one of the culprits in the
increase of heart disease and hypokinetic
diseases, such as low back pain and
overweight. Whether physical activity
is used as a preventive measure or as a
rehabilitative program, it is apparent
that exercise is essential in the main¬
tenance of the most nearly, self-suffici¬
ent machine in the world-the human
body.
In future installments, it will be the
purpose of the-writers of this column to
examine some.of the' problems and mis¬
information concerning physical fitness
and perhaps assist readers toward
achievement of more "well bodies."
The problem of low back pain is fre¬
quently attributable to poor muscle tone
in the abdominal muscles and lack of
sufficient flexibility in the hamstrings
(back of the thigh) and low back extensor
muscles.
Skeletal muscles work in pairs, one in
opposition to the other. In the case of
the low back, the abdominal muscles
work in a finely orchestrated balance
with the muscles along the spine, the
extensors. If the abdominals are weak,
the pelvis tends to tilt forward. This in
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Friday/Weekend
edition
Great comedian dead
Who is next Durante?
by Bob McHatton
It's easy to get depressed these days.
With Afghanistan, Iran, and the so-
called recession constantly in the head¬
lines and on the tube; sometimes it Is
understandable that people look for an
escape. Some people go to bars, others
to concerts and plays, some get stoned,
and some go to the movies.
Yesterday  as   I   read   the   morning
oaoer. a small headline caught my eye:
"FINAL CURTAIN-
JIMMY DURANTE DEAD AT 86"
I sensed a tingle run up my spine. My
hands grew clammy and my stomach
ached with a tension as beads of sweat
formed on my face.
I felt hurt and depressed, but not be¬
cause a great entertainer was gone. He
had a good life, and the laughter and joy
he blessed us with will survive many
generations through.
What bothered me was the lingering
question of who would take his place. All
I could think of was the many recent
deaths of great entertainers from eras
long gone. John Wayne, Bing Crosby,
Jack Benny, Groucho Marx...and now
Jimmy Durante. You Just smile when
you say their names.
Finally I decided that I would get my
mind off these traumatic events by going
to see a funny film. This, I found, is easi¬
er to say than do.
People like Norman Mailer, Lawrence
Olivier, Harold Prince, Mel Brooks and
Neil Simon, and many more, have all
rhetorised about similarities between
comedy and tragedy. Too bad the people
who make and distribute films have for¬
gotten the lack of correlation between
the amount of money spent and the
number of laughs retained.
It is gratifying to some that even whiz
kid Steven Speilberg can mistakenly call
his "1941" a comedy. I call it the zzzleep-
er of the year. It has a few funny scenes,
but die real laughter comes from the
editing joke of a job. You can't win them
all, Steve. Too bad it cost $30 million.
The same man who, with blockbusters
such as "Jaws' and 'Close Encounters
of the Third Kind,'helped forge today's
big budget bonanzas, in one big swoop
(1941) is again changing the trends for
the future films (like Peter Yale's
'Breaking Away'), into small budgets
with good stories.
And now to the big 'funny' film of
the year. It has already grossed over 45
million and is projected to do at least that
much in Europe soon. Not bad for a total
cost of $4.5 mill A money maker it is, but
all I can say is that it is not Steve
Martin's fault alone that he is a real jerk.
as "The Jerk.' He had a lot of help from
Carl Reiner and Gottlieb.
All three of these gentlemen have tre¬
mendous track records as money
makers. They are undoubtedly consis¬
tent and reliable investments, but even
today you can't buy an Oscar.
For a first film outing, Martin Is re¬
portable as an actor but he ought to
leave the writing to the pros. This could
be a real blow to a veteran comedy
writer's ego, and it probably is to
Martin's. Writing comedy for night¬
clubs and college campuses is a com¬
pletely different ballgame than for
motion pictures.
Reiner should know better. Didn't he
learn his lesson with 'One and Only"?
He did a great job as director of "Oh,
Codl", but it takes writing and writing
and writing to make it work in the
movies. And just a little bit more
writing. After a long successful comedy
career from the 'Dick Van Dyke Show",
to working with Mel Brooks in '2000
Year Old Man', Reiner definitely has the
flexibility and fortitude to articulate his
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Crime
ALERT
 *■
by Mike O'Reilly
This week's column is directed to stu¬
dent in the resident halls. Here are
some tips for you to be aware of:
-Always lock the door -o your room.
Even if you expect to be gone only a
moment, an unlocked door is an 'open'
invitation for trouble. During the past
semester, over 50 percent of thefts in
the resident halls were due to unlocked
doors.
-Don't put notes on your door indi¬
cating the door is unlocked. Abo, don't
leave keys tacked on the door or in the
bathroom lockers.
-Know who belongs and who doesn't
belong on your floor. Be > concerned
neighbor; if you see someone wandering
around, ask if you can help. Anyone
loitering in the halls, lobby or grounds
should be reported to the University
Police Department.
-Never lend your keys out.
-Don't prop any exterior doors of the
resident halls open.
-Never leave valuables in plain view,
such as wallets, purses and jewelry. If
the door to your room Is left unlocked or
open, it takes only eight seconds for
someone to walk In and take something
-Engrave your personal property with
your driver's license number and keep a
record of your serial numbers.
Become active in crime prevention.
Help the police help you. The greater the
increase in crime, the higher the chances
that you will become a victim.
O 'Reilty has spent (en years with the
University Police Department'. He has
worked in areas of patrol and investiga¬
tions, and currently it assigned to die
Administrative Division of the UPD as
Crime Prevention Officer: