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THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979 Page 3 Nearly all finish 100-mile hike ride it that Wej are ^came critic, pressure fen my measua he case mti done ecommeaili easy. As en punish d. I the power own a hiji lace, Excqi that here, ost of the he Hanm ie West < raise get up lets and crowd boogie By CAROL HANCOCK Battalion Reporter Despite warm weather and gust- ing winds, all but two of 23 bicycle riders finished the A&M Wheel men’s third annual Half-Fast Hundred. Starting out from Rudder Foun tain shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday, the bikers passed through Navasota, Plantersville, Shiloh and other towns before finishing where they’d begun. John Benenati was the first biker to get back. He finished in five hours and 25 minutes and though he looked tired and sweaty, he said he felt fine. The remainder of the group rode in within the next four and a half hours, the last two coming in shortly before 6 p.m. The goal of the ride was to pedal the 100-mile course in 10 hours or less, said Marty Brinck, president of the A&M Wheelmen. A moderate riding pace was encouraged and a trophy was given to the finisher whose time was closest to the aver age of the fastest and slowest finishers. Stephen Bily won the trophy, completing the course in seven hours and 32 minutes. Mike Holzscheiter, a Wheelmen member, said he was against the wind about 70 percent of the way but because it was not a race, it didn’t worry him much. Parts of the course were enjoy able, Holzscheiter said. “There were some good downhills. Heavy traffic was the only aspect I disliked, and in most places there wasn’t much.” Mark Von Tress, a non-member, said the wind was just part of the ride. “I never had to breathe too hard. My legs were the only things ~7nrg~grnnnnrg~8~B voo^~irtnnnnnnr8TnnrTnnnnnnnnnnrtrB~>nn giving me trouble later in the course,” he said. To take care of any mishaps, Brinck and another Wheelmen member followed the bikers in what was called a sag-wagon. The sag- wagon offered bananas, oranges, Gatorade, tools, spare parts and first-aid, and carried the bikers be longings and lunches. The wagon also took in anyone not able to com plete the course. Brinck said there were no major injuries, though one cyclist crashed. Except for a few cuts, the cyclist finished without any problems. The event’s complete name is the Dan F. Harrison Memorial Half- Fast Hundred. It is named after a former Wheelman and employee of Texas A&M. Harrison, organizer of the Half- Fast Hundred, is now on an around-the-world bike journey. At last report, he was in Mexico and headed for South America. HIGH CUSS — NOT HIGH PRICED CUTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN the VARSITY SHOP Within walking distance from A&M Across from the Campus Theatre 301 Patricia 846-7401 By DILLARD STONE Battalion Staff B People had a good chance to get up and boogie Saturday night — something many people have com plained they couldn’t do at Aggie concerts. Bin a show that brought more life than I ve ever seen to a standard Apgie (read: normally lethargic) iCtowd, Pablo Cruise demonstrated a blend of driving musical ability combined with smooth vocals that Review loft the 3,200 fans in G. Rollie White Coliseum stomping for more. BAnd as much as the crowd ■joyed the artists, it was evident tlpt the artists got into the crowd. Pablo Cruise enjoyed performing — and that’s at least half of what makes apood concert. ■And though the music was good, the concert itself left a little to be desired. G. Rollie the Concert Killer struck again, playing havoc with the band’s acoustics, and leav- i e nnmi big the volume too soft for some and for most single the group’s new album, a called “I Want You Tonight. And of course, the standard Pablo Cruise hits “Love Will Find a Way,” “Place in the Sun,” and “Whatcha Gonna Do” rounded out the eve ning, followed by an encore that left every music-hungry concert-goer satisfied. It’s a shame that there were more empty seats than filled ones — Town Hall is undoubtedly going to take a bath on this concert, and the group’s performance certainly doesn’t justify it. Maybe Town Hall should reconsider concerts on open weekends in the middle of football season. Or maybe Pablo Cruise isn’t associated with readily identifiable hits. Or maybe Aggies just weren’t ready to Cruise ... and didn’t realize what they were going to miss. 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But Pablo Cruise is a tightly knit oup, one that performs well to gether. That togetherness is re flected in their music — they obvi- jOjisly get along well and play well Idgether. Ilf a tightly knit group such as Pablo Cruise could be said to have a star, then keyboard man Cory LeRios was it. LeRios dazzled the Scrowd throughout the evening with an impressive display of keyboard iWizardry that was alternately sensi tive and dynamic, and sometimes both. I “Ocean Breeze” was LeBios’ tour de force. In a 20-minute display of “solo and group work, he left the au- 1 of exf'Tdience awed with his command and s JoesProficiency on the keyboards. ■ And take nothing away from |j ]ie iwlufguitarist David Jenkins, bassist heir ugl) j A ruce Day, or drummer Stephen is and,8“ tc fl r ’ ce - Each did his job, contributing l| Kl |] to the band’s performance in both s we are 'Instrumental and vocal aspects. we,ar eIl0l B Jenkins’ lead vocals, whether solo ougJ 0 #PT backed by LeRios and Day, were Ifoiooth, quality eft'orts — the sort pi-was st Ty°u d expect from a good rock jturtS. Pnger. I Most of the music ran the rock (gamut, from soft to downright hard H and loud. Included was a sample of I gets $5,000 research grant Red Lobster, the nation’s largest ' seafood restaurant company, has presented a $5,000 research grant to ■exas A&M University in apprecia- (■on for a quality control seminar Tsveloped specifically for the chain. 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