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Local THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1980 Page 3 ^Called a ‘Grea t American" ope keeps Aggies laughing I 'm By SCOT K. MEYER Battalion Staff ||§Vnd then there’s the one about the grasshopper named Thorndike ... wfeob Hope gave a fast-paced show Friday night that was well received I'st hogdt by the sell-out Aggie crowd, that it wajvB'I was here 20 years ago,” Hope San Fra, aid. "and I want to thank you for J himofa “Siting me hack.” IpHope started off by telling the he hot d |M 0 8 ra phers "not to take any nos- ■ P Jnl shots.” g euc ‘ li JHope then started talking about a " r ‘ golf game he had recently played, this conti He spoke of the game in a relaxed nner, as if it were a game we all jght have played ourselves. And he ntions people that we (at least se of us in the television genera- ud it had ^ 51,1 know - , ( , ( . hno |o» 0 he does Sammy Davis Jr. jokes, jfriuny Stewart jokes, Liberace j<|ces, Danny Thomas jokes. Dean Ongerne* Ma r tj n jokes and Jerry Ford jokes, 'tines. pBut you don’t have to have a sub- ''ith emot ieription to People magazine to be a comp Understand his references. All you ntonahei n | 1 ^ to Imow is that Ford is clumsy, radition ^tm drinks, Stewart talks slowly, ek IfHope also got the audience on his side by dropping in frequent refer- ebces to this area, so that the audi- |ce would know that it wasn’t the find claim tom “hum rnade froi same routine he does everywhere he goes. For example, he looked around G. Rollie White and said, “yeah, I re member this garage.” He later was discussing the way most people, when they get face lifts, “go off to some foreign place — like Switzer land or North Zulch.” Still later, when discussing smog, Hope said that Los Angeles had a bad reputa tion, but that any large city had the same problem. The examples he gave were New York, Pittsburgh and Bryan. Such references gave the concert a personal touch. Along the same lines, Hope said that he loved the South. "Whenever I’m not in the North, East or West, that’s where you’ll find me, he said. When discussing political figures, his jokes were topical, but not poli tical. Jimmy Carter is ribbed for being from the South (an indoor plumbing joke and a grits joke), for his smile (“Carter’s had his teeth buf fed, he looks pretty good"), and for his brother Billy (He wants to be bom again —- as Ronald Reagan’s brother). I also seem to remember a few peanut jokes. The joke on Ronald Reagan dealt with his age ("I hope he makes it this time; his hair can’t stay that color forever.") There may have been a political stance apparent in the fact that Reagan was only the target of one joke, but that may have been due to a reading of the crowd’s mood. In another joke, Hope suggested Don Rickies as ambassador to Iran; a thought that apparently appealed to the audience. He also made a few comments on his recent trip to the Soviet Union. "It was a very successful trip,” he said, “I got out.” Also; “the hotel rooms in Russia take a little getting used to — the TV sets watch you.’’ The last one is a very old joke, but although I’m sure everyone had heard it before, it still got laughs. Which only proves a rule that Hope probably lives by; that it’s all a matter of timing. And Hope is a master of timing. He sets some of his punch lines before the audience as though they were sons ofhis that he is particularly proud of. He pauses after the joke, and the famous Bob Hope smile creeps across his face, drawing laughs from people as if by magic. Other times his punch lines slip out as parentheticals, as if they were amusing after-thoughts he had just had. Another good reason to laugh at Hope’s jokes is that to not do so would be a clear sign of un- Americanism. Cause lets face it, baseball. Mom and apple pie may be all right, but Bob Hope is what Americana is all about. Hope was introduced as “a great American,” and it is obviously a title he is quite proud to hold. At one point he sang a medley of songs ab out different regions of the good ole U.S. of A., and although singing isn’t really his strongest talent, he got a standing ovation. The song ended: Give a cheer, hip hip hooray. Let’s hear it for the USA. Hope said that this country could stand a little patriotism, and he com plimented Texas A&M students for what he perceived as a similar- atti tude. The students at this University have served as an example for the rest of the country, even during the sixties "and the Viet Nam thing,” he said. I don’t know about everyone else, but the funniest moments in the whole evening for me came when acting President Charles Samson was trying to be solemn, and present a few special honors and plaques to Hope. And Hope was giggling over the funny noises (whoops and such) that Aggies make. Arts council seeks local ag artifacts By TIM McALAVY Battalion Reporter I The Brazos Arts Council is seeking donations of early agricultural Artifacts from local residents for display in a Smithsonian Institute exhibit entitled “American Agriculture: A Continuing Revolution.” | Jody Bates, director of the exhibit, said the display will be at the Brazos Center from Oct. 22 through Nov. 6. [: The exhibit contains text and period photographs documenting the development of American agriculture over the past 200 years. Brought to the Brazos Valley under the sponsorship of the Brazos Valley Arts Council and the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Com- ffinerce Agriculture Division, the exhibit will feature kitchen imple- : ments, childrens toys, hand tools and cultivation machinery set in a fte-creation of an early Brazos Valley homestead. | “All they (area residents) have to do is call the Arts Council at the Brazos Center and we will be happy to pick up, care for and return these artifacts,” Bates said. A preview pioneer-style supper is also planned for Oct. 21 at 6:30 p in., and will feature a short talk by Texas A&M professor emeritus Dr. Milton Nance on “Agriculture in the Brazos Valley.” I The exhibit will be open to the public from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday i through Friday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Announcing a new idea for Bryan-College Station: send a bright bouquet of balloons instead of flowers! bunch-a-b’loons Special Party Rates! We Deliver Anytime! 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