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WEDNESDAY, MARCHS, 1975
canoe the wild exciting hill country
or the peaceful scenic big
thicket rivers
TEXAS CANOE TRAILS , INC .
CANOE CAMPS
IN THE HILL COUNTRY:
LOWER 0UADALUPE
UPPER GUADALUPE
IN THE BIG THICKET:
NECHES RIVER
VILLAGE CREEK
CANOE TRIPS*
ONE DAY *15.00
TWO DAY *26.00
WEEKLY *60,00
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1212 BERKELEY
COLLEGE STATION/TX 778A0
(713) 846-7307
# INCL ITDE S: CANOE , PADDLES,LIFE JACKE TS, AND SHUTTLE
SERVICE. RAFTS AND KAYAK ALSO AVAILABLE
Mothers present band
The A&M Mother’s Club was host to the Texas
Aggie Concert Band Friday night. The concert, pre
sented in the Rudder Auditorium, was directed by
Maj. Joe T. Haney.
(Photo by Balzak)
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This may be
a better time
to buy or build
a new home
than you think.
Bryan-College Station Builders and Realtors have
never had more property to show nor have they
©ver had better terms for purchase. There is no
shortage of good buys on the real estate market.
But there is a shortage of money.
But not at BB&L. Area saver confidence in BB&L
has never been greater. Savings deposits are at an
all-time high. BB&L has ample funds to finance new
and older homes. And the rates are affordable.
If your family has been considering buying or build
ing a new home, this may be a better time than you
think.
Ask any officer for details. BB&L wants to help you
to have that new home.
Music review
Traffic's 'Eagle' OK
By JOHN VANORE
What can I say? I’ve been a sucker
for good Traffic music for years, and
“When the Eagle Flies” fits the bill
perfectly. I’ll have to admit that, for
a while, I’d gotten rather chapped at
them. “John Barleycorn Must Die”
was released when I was in high
school, which would put it some
where around the summer of 197) .
Which means we Traffic fans had to
wait for over four years, and wade
through two studio and two live al-
bums, before we could listen to
something of the calibre of “Eagle.”
Then there was “Winwood,” which
UA released without Stevie’s OK,
and he made a big stink over that
one.
Really, “John Barleycorn” was
the last genuine Traffic released up
to now. “Welcome to the Canteen,”
with some nice live versions of songs
going back as far as Steve
Winwood’s days in Spencer Davis
Group, listed all seven musicians on
the jacket separately. Not once was
the word Traffic mentioned on the
album, even though Dave Mason
actually stayed with them long
enough to see the venture through.
The next three albums also featured
various extraneous musicians who
ultimately did more harm than
good. I mean, this is Traffic, not
Chicago or some other big band —
Winwood & Co. play their best as a
lean, tight band, like in their earlier
days. The band that has mas
queraded as Traffic for these past
years was more than fifty percent
add-ons.
So now they’re back to basics.
Roger Hood, Barry Beckett and
Reebop are gone; here we have
Chris Wood on reeds, Jim Capaldi
on percussion and, as can be ex
pected, Stevie Winwood, the musi
cal prodigy, playing anything he can
get his hands on. They’ve also added
Rosko Gee on bass, and they’re back
together as a tight band, the way
they always should have been.
Traffic has returned to the basics
of the John Barleycorn style, which
, proved so popular and long-lasting.
In the instrumental sense, it was
one of the most satisfying albums
ever released — smooth, perfectly
structured harmonics. Listen to
“Dream Gerrard ’ and its horns —
everything just fits into place. Or
the closely knit instrumentals of
“Walking in the Wind. Gee’s bass
really makes that song come across.
The verdict? Well, shocking and
innovative it ain’t. But it is clean,
refreshing and satisfying — just the
kind of album Traffic has owed
their listeners for quite some time
now. I liked it. . . Tin sure you will,
too. But they still need Dave
Mason.
Thanks to Mike at Budget Re
cords and Tapes for the album I
used here.
Coming soon . . . some good
scoop on the first of the “Hendrix
Warehouse Tapes” in an album cal
led “Crash Landing,” followed by
heavy metal music.
THE TOWN HALL
COMMITTEE
will be accepting applica
tions by new members
Tues. Mar. 11 through Fri.
Mar. 14 at the Town Hall
Cubicle in the Student
Programs Office on the
second floor of the MSC.
Remember to sign up for an
interview.
I.XKEVILW CLUB
3 Miles N.on Tabor Road
Saturday Night: Frenchie Burke and the Winchester Kings
From 9-1 p.m.
STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite
(ALL BRANDS BEER 35 cents)
Every Tuesday Nite
1 LADIES FREE MEN $2.00
All Brands Beer 35c
8-12
Music furnished by the Brazos Sounds
There is no shortage of good buys in the real
estate market. There’s a shortage of money.
But not at BB&L.
BB&L
PEPE' TACO
3312 S. College
Crisp & Hot
TACOS
Reg. 35c
25c
(with coupon only)
each
Limit 12 Tacos
per coupon
Offer Expires
Thursday, March 13
open ’til 11:00 P.M. weekdays