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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1973)
THE BATTALION Pag-e 4 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Resonance by Steve Grayson Cavalry Unit To Be Added To Corps The year is 1935 and we are watching the late, great Max Fletcher at work. (Everybody with me ?) Mr. Fletcher takes his own Betty Boop in one hand and a miniature Joe Cocker in the other and crams them into an oversized ink bottle. Suddenly the sides of the bottle begin to poke in and out like a paper bag and out pops, who else, but Bette Midler. Speaking of Betty Boop, Max Fletcher, the creator of “follow the bouncing ball,” died last Sep tember, 89 years old. He invented the animated cartoon in 1917 and before Walt Disney drove him out of business in 1939, he made the greatest cartoons the world has ever known. In 1934 his Popeye cartoons were voted more popular than Mickey Mouse by theater owners of America. Those Pop- eyes and Betty Boops are still around and still unbeatable. Anyway, ever notice how Miss Boop never stopped humming or moving in rhythm with the music ? Even if she accidentally burped, it would be in perfect time. That is the way Bette Mid ler is, constantly shuffling across the stage, bending, jumping, wig gling and bouncing (and she can bounce). All the while, most un- Boopishly, pumping her knees, flailing her arms and generally burning up energy in the fashion of Joe Cocker. I saw Bette Midler’s show last week in Houston and she was more fun than a barrel full of fairies. Speaking of fairies, (notice how I always take care of the i-eader’s train of thought), I never dreamed so many limp wrists could be in one place at the same time. I guess this is be cause Bette Midler’s first sing ing job was in a male Turkish bath and in her climb upwards to the Johnny Carson show she never forgot her first fans, whether they were male, female or in-betweens. Her one and only album to date is “The Divine Miss M.” It al most does the impossible—cap turing her stage energy on vinyl. The Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love” and the Shangrilas’ “Leader of the Pack” live again and never sounded better than when belted out by Miss M’s more than ample lungs. With three fe male backup voices she breathes new life into nostalgia, running through a variety of classic songs from the last 20 years. But when Bette Midler wants to, her voice can melt in your ear. Her version of Leon Russell’s “Superstar” flows and draws you forward, straining to see her face. It is in songs like this that Bette Midler’s appeal is strongest. For here, the lonely singer shows through, the little girl asking for approval, wanting people to like her song. So, put Bette Midler in the list of Jewish music superstars along with Bob Dylan, Neil Di amond, Barbara Streisand and Jesus Christ. Speaking of the superstar J.C., (this is not the same J.C. I quoted a while back, that J.C. was not a superstar), I haven’t been so dis gusted with the movies since I saw the wimp with shaved arm- Musical Club Slates Banquet President Jack K. Williams will be the featured speaker. Dr. Howard L. Gravett, biology professor who coordinates the university’s premedical and pre dental program, said the program is expected to attract approxi mately 200 persons, including representatives from all the med ical and dental schools in the state and several former students. A&M’s outstanding premedical and predental students will be named at the dinner by Science Dean J. M. Prescott. Crush all smokes dead out. ilp -•a: fj- . -JSi m Please: help prevent forest fires. pits that played Jesus in the flic “King of Kings.” Why such ex treme disgust? Because King of the Fagrockers, David Bowie, has been cast as Michael Valentine Smith in the upcoming movie version of Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction masterpiece, Stranger in a Strange Land. Where is Goble and Cephid Vari able when we need them ? By TOM DRURY A scene which faded into the past many years ago will return to Aggieland next fall with the appearance of a cavalry unit within the Corps of Cadets. The Corps will present The Parsons Mounted Cavalry which is now in the planning stages but should be ready for unveiling sometime next fall. Membership in the unit is open to senior cadets. Darrell Williams of Squadron Two is chiefly responsible for the mounted cavalry. The idea came to him at a home football game when he saw a couple of horse men representing a part of A&M’s military past. “I was watching the guys on horseback and thought, why not a whole cavalry unit?” Williams continued. “So we went and found out where they had secured per mission to ride and decided to try and make a go of it.” Williams’ group went to talk with Commandant Col. Thomas R. Parsons and were greatly en couraged by his enthusiasm. “Col. Parsons was a great help to us,” said Williams. “He told us to check on funds and was real enthusiastic about the whole thing.” The Former Students Associa tion has pledged support to the unit through Executive Director Richard “Buck” Weirus who plans to run a fund-raising arti cle in next month’s “Texas Ag gie,” the magazine of the associ ation. The activities of the outfit will consist of most of the Corps functions such as march-ins be fore football games, parades and reviews. Williams said hopes for the future centered around such things as stock shows and pa rades. The unit will ride a jumping type of saddle which Williams explained was harder to adjust to but was more suited to the outfit’s needs. Williams explained that the cavalry style of riding requires very close order and is very dif ficult to learn both for hor$ e a .l rider. The appearance of tiJ unit will depend upon how ^1 this style of riding is adjusted i,I Capt. J. G. Holland, Assist Professor of Military Scie t4 will serve as adviser to the j Mike Collins will serveaicoj manding officer for next with Williams serving as e Se( J tive officer. Platoon leaders) be Bubba Wilson and Dougf^j mer. The remainder of the p tions will be filled when group assembles in the faU Aj SKAGGS ALBERTSONS DRUGS & FOODS ' 0 a SI. m k p SKAGGS ALBERTSON'S JOINS THE PUBLIC DEMAND FOR LOW MEAT PRICES'. You have seen editorial after editorial on television and in the newspapers about the soaring meat prices . . . The editorials state “That Meat Prices continue to go one way . . . Up!" At Skaggs Albertson's WE ARE concerned about the housewives soaring food budget. Our meat prices are going down! Skaggs Albertson's is dedicated to bring you the finest meats at the lowest possible price. US0A(# CHOICE SKAGGS ALBERTSON’S JOINS THE REBELLION AGAINST HIGH MEAT PRICES! 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