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Local THE BATTALION P aae 3 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1981 3 ilsap show recieves lukewarm response By BELINDA McCOY Battalion Staff When the announcer said, L ^111 'Welcome to the Ronnie Milsap 5 11 Show” Tuesday night at the Texas Hall of Fame, I wondered why it eeks, O’Neillb ,was called a “show” and not a s the public wiI> , i i oncert - n understandii|E But b , y the end of the Perform ance, I knew. . Milsap’s music was good — no ( \ ision news Jj e R onn i e Milsap fan could deny saw a glimmer: that. romptly mentiojjj His hits like “What a DifFer- eetingwithrepJmce You’ve Made in my Life,” 1 and theotkilr owb f oys , ’ n c CIowns '’, ‘‘ l \ ^ ■ j r lajmost Like a Song, and his latest \ u t nee o a "^g rnH h e y Mountain Rain” were eived well by the audience. His medley of rock n roll hits ntiment. He a better job of Democrats by The Eagles was an unusual break in a country artist’s concert. However, the audience didn’t seem to really appreciate Milsap’s personal rendition of Beethoven’s “Fur Elise.” Actually, Milsap never seemed to capture the total attention of the audience; he never had it in the palm of his hand. He had all the usual formalities — “great audience,” “great to be here” — down pat. However, his jokes about blindness were plentiful and sometimes funny, and he flashed his boyish smile throughout most of the concert. He did manage to personalize nd comfort in in’s budget cut is fellow Repub roposals to res bill to delay an ry price suppi lived GOP suppi is to be Ives,” O’Neiii ntly. ii hum'them® rt, O’Neill saidf night up for a Staff photo by Greg Gammon ountry singer Ronnie Milsap entertained two large crowds Tuesday night at the Texas Hall of Fame. Even though most of his music is country, Milsap ventured into rock ’n roll in his two performances with a medley of hits by The Eagles rock group. the concert by responding good- naturedly to several shouts, laughing at the joke of one person, and even returning a joke of his Indeed, the only time the en tire crowd seemed captured by the music was when Milsap took a shouted request for “Kaw-liga.” And he deserved the crowd’s awe for that performance; he played his heart out on that song and seemed to enjoy it as much as the audience did. He danced his way through several songs, sometimes wiggling alarmingly close to the 2-by-6 board placed across the edge of the stage to keep him from walk ing off. He appeared to have a great time doing the concert, but he never really made his audience have a great time. As a result his boyish enthu siasm came on a little strong sever al times, catching the crowd off guard for his shouts — especially in the beginning of the concert when few crowds are warmed up to a performer. Sadly, it seemed as though Milsap’s enthusiasm for his unresponsive audience had to be forced at times. At least five times in the 1 Vi-hour concert he shouted “I love ya!” to a quiet au dience. The only times the audience wasn’t really quiet was during his songs. Nevertheless, Milsap knew his show well and seemed to be genuinely trying to entertain the audience. He even received a few Aggie whoops, and his first reaction to those seemed spontaneous; “Ah, yeah, seems like I remember Texas A&M. Just hope I don’t hear any of those ‘ssssss’s.’ ” He never heard any Aggie his ses, but with the exception of “Kaw-liga” the show seemed like just that — a show. It lacked the spontaneity and warmth of a good concert. The show served up several stiff jokes and fake lines. Maybe that was the show’s problem. I think Aggies know when they’re being handed a fine. Board of regents confirms v five high-level positions Five high-level Texas A&M University appoint ments were confirmed Tuesday by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. L The appointments, made upon recommendation ^ nr Charles H. Samson, acting president, are: K — Charles R. Cargill, associate vice president for business affairs, effective immediately. M— Dr. Bryan R. Cole, associate dean for student affairs, College of Education, effective Sept. 1. I I — Dr. William H. Mobley, associate dean, Col- v leg e of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1. || — Dr. Sylvia A. Grider, assistant dean of the Graduate College, effective Sept. 1. jally are, toi*'' — Dr. David W. David, assistant dean, College of less Invine 0' Education > effective Sept. 1. "'tv ij nl Cargill has worked at Texas A&M since 1962 and is , unity jTMirrentlv the director of business services in the , unity an •, Depart ment of Business Affairs. He replaces Ed homes to W Davis, who joined North Texas State University as etreats. The);' d, and vain- did it a little.!'’ || -§11111 $111111 - $ 1 ' a IH >ARP memW r in the entirel 3m a break. ; David Witifl vice president for fiscal affairs and treasurer. Cole, who has been on the faculty since 1972, was appointed assistant dean and assistant professor in the College of Education in 1976 and has served in those capacities since that time. He succeeds Dr. Philip C. Limbacher, who retires Aug. 31. Mobley is professor and head of the management department. He came to Texas A&M in July 1980 and his primary duties will be in the area of research and coordination of graduate programs. Grider joined the Texas A&M faculty in 1976 as assistant professor of English. 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