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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
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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. She was appointed to
the graduate faculty in 1979 and promoted to associ
ate professor in 1980. She replaces Harry L. Kidd,
who retires Aug. 31.
David came to Texas A&M in 1968 as an assistant
professor. He currently serves as acting head of the
Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruc
tion and will assume Cole’s former duties.
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