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THE BATTALION Page 7 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1977 PbASTER PflfPEH Owned & Operated by j tural sin. campuses 'iiiversih -he se sc hoi- y the Na- idation o( ndationis ha Zela,s n agricui >4 univer. J United ceived lolarsliip, xas AWI aimalsd. ay City, Members of Flash Cadillac’s group perform a more subdued routine during Friday’s show in G. Rollie White coliseum. The 50s- style group accompanied their songs with Battalion photo by Jim Crawley zany stage antics and lewd one-liners. Their performance was preceded by Meisburg and Walters, who appeared here earlier this year. Flash Cadillac: 50s hand alls flat in kinky concert Benjamin Hooks, a former member of the Federal Communi cations Commission, told the 31st annual meeting of the Louisiana NAACP Saturday night the future of • the civil rights movement is threatened by the reverse discrimi- , nation controversy. 1 All over this land we hear the cry of reverse discrimination. I’m sick to my stomach of hearing about qual ifications,” he said. Hooks said 40 million white males dominated the job market and now find it difficult to adjust to competi tion from women and blacks who have swelled the work force to 100 million. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Has The Latest In Programmable Calculators (‘heck Loupot’s Bookstore Tor Cnmplotp Selection “Pride won’t let them admit they want preferential treatment so they call it reverse discrimination. But reverse discrimination is a damna ble lie,” he said. Hooks said he is concerned about young blacks who call the NAACP outdated. “I’ll tell you what the NAACP has done for young black people. It has enabled them to drink from any water fountain, go to any restroom and get hotel accommodations any where,” Hooks said. “I’m tired of young people asking ‘What can the NAACP do for us? They should be asking what they can do for the NAACP, he said. ! NOW OPEN Free Lessons! 1801 S. College j (Across from B.V. Nursery) [ Open Mon.-Tues.-Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. L_ Sun 1-6 p.m. the AGGIE PLAYERS PRESENT RUDDER Mmmm center jSKmm forum s p.m. rfS NOVEMBER 1C rwan Jean Kenney Carol Lee Ellisor Sherry Thurman 719-S942. Thurs. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Wed. By GLENNA WHITLEY Battalion Staff Reclining on top of his instrument epianist, who looked stragely like fs Eddie Haskell, banged on the :ys with one hand. Spike seemed to be contemplat- ig doing obscene things, either to guitar or someone in the front The saxophonist, dressed in a awaiian shirt and sporting lutton-chop whiskers, strummed is instrument like it was a guitar, aping at irregular intervals. The drummer pounded away in 4 time. Another guitarist, whose duck-tail iteel firms justify hike Tiff four uittr cialiit" MINE was held together with bobby pins, spun himself around in circles as he lay on the floor. Flash, the supposed leader of the band, hid behind mirrored sunglas ses and sang “Johnny B. Goode.” Review This was Flash Cadillac at G. Bol- lie White Coliseum Friday night. “Grooming is very important,” said one guitarist whose name. Spike, was written with a flourish on his guitar. And how this six-man band is groomed is important. Without the 1 United Press International WASHINGTON — The chair- lan of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. tys the Carter administration lould stop “raising hell” about !eeT price increases since it does ot complain of price hikes in other asic industries. Lewis Foy, head of the nation’s md largest steel producing firm, lid the industry does not want to ebailed out of its current troubles, ut would like the government to ise restrictions, enforce trade laws ndimpose realistic tax regulations. And we’d like government to lop raising hell every time we try to scover, in the marketplace, the osts that we are incurring,” Foy aid in an interview released Sunday lU.S. News & World Report lagazine. Foy said since President Charter wk office, “the only price he has alked about has been the price of teel. And yet, everything we buy, 'eluding coal and other forms of inergy, has gone up at a faster rate lian have our prices. ” In one 12-month period, he said, ie price of aluminum — a steel ttmpetitor — increased 24 percent. Did the White House comment For Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 Diilders hrougli call fof I46-80U about that?” he asked. “No, they never said a word.” Foy also said that if the steel in dustry’s situation does not improve, more plants will be closed. “Many steel companies are not making money,” he said. “If some thing isn’t done about imports, foreign shipments may be taking as much as 30 percent of the market. If that happens, you 11 see more shut downs. However, Foy said, the adminis tration is beginning to understand the breadth of the industry’s prob lems “many of which government has created” and he sees that as a positive development. “The picture isn’t all black, he said. “I’m convinced we re going to come out of this, though it’s going to be a tough battle. ” straight-legged jeans, greasy duck- tails, Hawaiian shirts and semi choreography, Flash Cadillac couldn’t get a concert gig. But the nostalgia for the Good Old Days is marketable, as evi denced by the movie “American Graffiti” and the television series “Happy Days.” So these men make their livings playing old ’50s hits, slicking their hair back and thinking up strange one-liners to say on stage. Fifties music can be fun, but the Flash Cadillac concert was mainly boring. The musicianship on the simplistic oldie goldies was adequate, the singing okay. Flash himself did an enjoyable job on “Heartbreak Hotel.” But the posturing and posing was plain silly, even embarrassing. Watching adult men mug and kick their legs while playing “It’s Only Make Believe,” (a song that should have died with the ’50s) was one big yawn. The back-up band, Meisburg and Walters, received more enthusiasm than did Flash Cadillac. They were called back for an encore with a standing ovation. The audience couldn’t wait to leave after Flash Cadillac’s last number, however. Meisburg and Walters is the per petual back-up band, and with their Colorado, Seals-and-Crofts sound, probably always will be. But their song-writing was pass able, if a bit depressing, and both men are good musicians. The three other band members’ music blended well. Their rendition of Steven Stills’ “Wooden Ships,” was pleasant. But it was unfortunate that, with 30,000 students in town for a home football game, the coliseum was only half-filled. tk FREE TURKEY RECIPES With purchase of Poultry Science Club turkeys. Hickory Smoked Turkeys - 9-14# $1.42 lb. Smoked Turkey Breasts - 3-5# $2.55 lb. 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