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THE BATTALION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1980 Page 3 Local —• illlil C.S.rezoning hearings Tuesday igmiin i ? erimenta!: Jnderliili Staff Photo by Jeff Kcrber Jessie Sublet, bass player for the Skunks, sings his own brand of new wave music. The Skunks performed Friday and Satur day night in the MSC Ballroom. The concert, billed as College Station’s first taste of new wave music, sold out both nights. Skunks bring A&M new wave a J Public hearings on a number of rezoning ordinances are scheduled for the College Station City Coun cil meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The areas under consideration in clude: — a 9.2 acre tract located on the north side of Southwest Parkway and approximately 1,000 feet east of F.M. 2154 from Duplex District R-2 to Apartment Building District R-5. The application is in the name of Paul Wahlbert & Assoc., Architects. — the following lots in South wood Valley Section 4B from General Commercial District C-l to Apart ment Building District R-5: lots 10- 20, Block 17; lots 1-4 and the ad joining 20 feet of Lot 15, Block 18. TCUdorm fire Sunday; no one hurt United Press International FORT WORTH, — It took 50 firemen about three hours Sunday to extinguish a blaze in a dormitory at Texas Christian University, offi cials reported, and none of the 152 women who lived in the dorm was injured. The dormitory was built in 1972 and was the newest on the campus. Authorities estimated damage at $55,000. The fire started at about 4 a.m. in one of the rooms on the top floor of the three-story building and sleep ing students were awakened by a smoke detector alarm system. By SCOT K. MEYER Battalion Staff j And a good time was had by all... Writers often use that phrase at the ind of stories — generally those con- ping social events — to indicate kt the event being described was not dull, and not dreary. But the words belong at the front of is story, because if there is any one ing to distinguish the Skunks con- Irtsfrom everyday concert fare, it is die fact that everyone had a good time. ■The Skunks performed in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom Way and Saturday nights, before ell-out crowds. he Skunks perform “New Wave’ music, a rather non-specific label Such covers everthing from the spa- v, electric organ dominated music ofDevo to the simple, back-to-basics rock music of the Ramones. The Skunks’ consist of a bass guitarist, a ead guitarist and a drummer, and die music they play is rather basic rock-and-roll. To pogo one only needs a steady beat, which the Skunks obligingly provided. And although more tickets were sold than their were seats set up in the ballroom, anyone who chose to could have sat down be cause so many people were dancing. A good sociological study could probably be done to determine why music dealing with pain and anger and such, whether rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jazz, ska, folk, punk or new wave, has so often appealed to young people who were not interested in pain at all, but only in having a good time. Whatever the reason, the Skunks’ audience showed up wearing home made new wave costumes, and many of them danced thoughout the entire concert. The theme of the concert seemed to be “let’s listen to some good, loud music and have a good time,” and the Skunks did their part by providing the music. The audience did the rest, and if this concert was any indication, College Station is ready for more new wave Don't Let The Name Fool You... Mopeds To Go Also Sells & Services The Finest Bicycles Availablel MOPEDS TO GO 725 University Drive (Next to Music Express) 846-8743 Mopeds Review Daniel Caron 'Cashmere Sweaters [ at * J “Your NewJYork Connection" 4340 Carter Creek Parkway Off 2*1h Street ' 840-8789 Mort-Set. 10to8 he songs were all about adolecent love, or more precisely, about the jiger, frustration and confusion 11 T |§ sociatecl l° ve - New wave 11 IMiri )us j c j s 0 f ten either the music of is that noi ^ or a li ena t| on , and in the case of ; SWC tlii i e Skunks it is mostly the former. lie crucial thing is to actually sound Rick Sul ngry, because otherwise the songs rand campy rather than authentic, ke Skunks managed to sound, if not « ngry, at least annoyed, which is VeSSli P ro b a bly close enough. / Ilieir audience, though, was neither . | ngry nor annoyed. They were here ncerbocie j]) ave f un> anc j mos t 0 f them did. ke to e# To the audience, new wave music is Texas Aw lot about anger or alienation so » Fourth* nuch as it is about cheap plastic i V er 3001# unglasses and narrow ties. And of • or 24 ho® nurse, pogo-ing. Novefflh' The P°go is the authentic dance of ’ i ri-ifi lew wave music, consisting mostly 1 jj f bouncing up and down as though s °™ Lin pogo sticks. There are other teersWP 10ves as well course, which can er on them , e i m p rov j sec ] hy the individual dan- freelygi'' 6 ieen a jj uJen * ( MANAGEMENT TRAINEE C ' C OPPORTUNITY My Company is inter ested in interviewing Aggies that are responsi ble executive or sales- type individuals. We have a salary plus incen tive compensation plan. Position offers stable career with substantial income and managerial opportunity. Thorough training locally and at home office schools. uditoriil i»' :: jOnflitlsinW . Theediton 111 intent.^ .tiers af fhe ■ollep 510 !' $33.25£j s furnish”'! FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW CALL OR WRITE: THOMAS ASSOCIATES P.0. DRAWER CQ COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS 77840 (713) 696-7714 ATTN: CHARLES THOMAS, CLU REPRESENTING 1 PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE - BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA The application is in the name of Southwood Valley, Inc. — a 2.38 acre tract located on the northeast corner of Sebesta Land and East Bypass from Single Fami ly Residential District R-l to Gen eral Commercial District C-l, ap plied for in the name of Mrs. Jo Ann Atkins. — lots 1-15 of the Chalet Village Addition located between Holle- man Drive and Concho Place from Single Family Residential District R-l to Single Family Residential District R-1A. The application is in the name of Dr. W.E. Crenshaw. 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