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69 Mo Warped by Scott McCullar WANT TO GET RID OF ALL THAT HOLIDAY FLAB? WANT TO GET IN SHAPE AND IN THE CHRISTMAS MOOD AT THE SAME TIME? WHY A/OT RUN OFF THOSE. POUNDS IN YOUR OWN HOME TO THE SOUNDS OF N\us 1C THAT HAKES YOU WA/VT TO RUN. THIS NEW MACHINE IS YOUR WAY TO MUS/C, MOTIVAT/O/V AA/D MUSCLES. YES, /T'5 THE NE'N SUH'- WH/TMAN. TU5T TURN ONSLI/A'5 MUS/C, MOUNT THE RUNNING TKEAPM/LE AND TRY TO ESCAPE, SLIM'S RENDITIONS OF ALL YOUR JjOLIDAY FAVORITES. ORDER THE NEN SUM'WHITMAN EXERCISE MACHINE NOti. RUN YOURSELF TO SUMNESS. AVAIL ABLE IN RECORD, 1-TRACK, CASS ETTE, PIANO ROLL, DISCO VERSION, JAZZ, COUNTRY OR PUNK, VERS IONS,TOO. SEND MW TO RUN-OF THE MILL"PRODUCTIONS Today’s Almanac United Press International Today is Tuesday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 1982 with 31 to follow. The moon is approaching its full phase. The morning stars are Saturn and Jupiter. The evening stars are Mer cury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was born Nov. 30, 1853. On this date in history: In 1782, preliminary peace articles formally ending the Re volutionary War were signed in Paris. In 1874, Winston Churchill was born. He was destined to be come Britain’s prime minister twice and be knighted as Sir Winston. He died in 1965. In 1939, the Russo-Finnish War started after theSovit jOl. 76 ion failed to obtain terriij concessions from Finland In 1975, Israel pi forces out of a 93-mile-l ridor along the Gulf of $n part of the Sinai interim p agreement with Egypt. A thought for theday;i chill said, “In war: resolutial defeat: defiance. In vioT magnanimity. In peace: I will.” What’s Up Tuesday KEATHLY HALL - PROGRAMS COMMITTEE:All Day Mail Call — Christmas Cards for Servicemen. You can send a card and 20 cents for postage to servicemen on Dec. I and Dec. 3 at the Commons main desk and the SPO in the MSC. ty System, will speak on “United States and International Competition” at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Zachry. STUDENT GOVERNMENT, STUDENT SER VICES COMMIT TEE: A meeting will be held at 8:30 p.rn. in 502 Rudder Tower. MSC TRAVEL/STUDY ABROAD OFFICE:Overseas Day, providing information concerning Texas A&M study and travel abroad to Texas A&M students, will be held from 10 a.rn. to 2 p.m., Dec. }. in 205 and 206 MSC. OASIS:“Running to Win” — Living the Victorious (Christ ian Life will be featured in a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder Tower. COSA (COMMUNITY OF SINGLE ADULTS):The group will go Country-and-Western dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Texas Hall of Fame. Look for our COSA tables. WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA HOMETOWN CLUB: A bus charter and rides and riders to the D.C. area for the Christmas holidays will be discussed in a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 350 MSC. DEBA LE SOCIETY:Aggieland photos will be taken at 7:15 p.m. at the MSC. main lobby. Please wear tourna ment attire. MSC CAMACiThe last meeting of the fall semester will be held at 7 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Final plans for Spring will be made. SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEER- S:The group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the MSC main lounge to have the Aggieland picture taken. Also, Dr. Arthur Hansen, Chancellor of The Texas A&M Universi- THE ULTRALIGHT FLYING ORGANIZATION:A decision will be made by club vote on which airplane to purchase in a meeting on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in 137 MSC. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY SOCIETY:Gail Dresner will speak on Zoological Parks: (Career Diversities and Oppor tunities in a meeting at 7 p.m. in 104 Nagle Hall. Also, Aggieland pictures will be taken immediately after the meeting. LAMU SAILING T EAM:A general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. Un L0ND( Itofessor gd allege I] for 23 Imaging at Britain': I Alton Havers sa passed ovt ■“maybe lernight ■ job will Britan i/at Id 1961. | “There loss a g: illy; materi ulre bant letings i Plush Yuletide What are Chicarrones? available in mail FUIM • FOOD • DRIINIKs United Press International This year, the rule still holds. Each holiday buying season tops the previous one in what is avail able for a price, whether you are shopping for jewelry, furs, a trip, a condominium in the South Seas, a mink teddy bear, fitness equipment or a com puter. You can even buy a 24-karat gold credit card. It’s impressive to flash. But you can’t charge anything with it. Because of the recession, you may think retailers will cease offering the opulent, and the big business of direct sales will go into a slump. Instead, sales are on the in crease by about 15 percent yearly. The Direct Mail-Marketing Association, New York, said more than 5 billion catalogs, not all of them for holiday sales, will be mailed in 1982. The association estimated that the average American household receives 40 catalogs a year, and the wish books gener ate an estimated $40 billion in consumer sales. Not all the sales are by mail. These days, customers make phone orders, and most stores offer a toll-free ordering ser vice. Many stores this year offer an additional convenience — gifts already wrapped for you. Right now, they can wrap up a deed for a luxury condominium on the Island of Kauai, in Hawaii. It was the location for some of the filming of “South Pacific” and is called Hanalei Plantation. Neiman-Marcus, a Dallas- based specialty store, offers the development for $1.2 million. Sakowitz, a Houston-based specialty store, has equally ela borate offerings in its “enjoy yourself” section. Sakowitz offers a limited edi tion of a gold credit card for $3,000 each. The gold card, a 24-karat likeness of the Amer ican Express regular gold card, is individually engraved, but it is only with the plastic card that you can buy goods and services. For $20,000 to $500,000, the store offers your own computer consultant, who can teach you how to use a computer, and de sign and program the ultimate computer to your lifestyle. There also is the custom built roller coaster, up to 2,700 linear feet, for $2,430,000. CULPEPPER Now you know United Press International Snow covered Antarctica re ceives less annual precipitation than the world’s most arid de serts. But the pole’s extreme cold preserves its snow indefinitely. TRKEfcXHOME Collect all four limited edition E.T. Pizza Hut® glasses. You get two for just 99$ with each pur chase of a great tasting medium or large Pan Pizza, the pizza made with aaahh. Good while supplies last. Only at participating Pizza Hut®restaurants. 'Hut NOW OPEN IN “NORTHGATE” (ACROSS FROM THE BLUE A&M WATER TOWER) 501 UNIVERSITY DR. PHONE 260-9060 This offer not valid in combination with any other Pizza Hut®offer ©1982 Universal City Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. * A trademark of and licensed by Universal City Studios, Inc. ©1982 Pizza Hut? Inc Printed in U S A, Uni pEARBt esident Im Ehrli Waiting of la result foul Mote ■use tapi Iaspoke Bnday, h Inry For fre not u Indards, Be when B 1971. ■Nixon, 1 Impany’s 8io was v'ik.cSS * X* o pended tl m. Ia< few from NOTICE What can a contract that pays interest on all money mean to you. Call Larry & Swede 693-6030 T- S-O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired BRYAN 216 N. Main 799-2786 Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1 COLLEGE STATION 8008 Post Oak Mall.. 764-0010 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 p.m. Texas State » Orticaju ce Since 1935. VALENTINO By LEON BECK Sentinel Reporter Country entertainer Valentino Enrique Hernandez is being touted by his management. Pro Media, and by his label. RCA Records, as country music's first teen idol. The teen market is ripe for a country idol, and it just might be 21-year-old Valentino, who was discovered by Happy Shahan who brought Johnny Rodriquez to country music. Valentino (a name of romance, he says), recently played Gilley’s on a Saturday night, the first date on his current tour. He just wrapped up several interviews in New York with a blitz of teen mags — Teen Magazine. Tiger Beat and Teen Bag. “They told me that they're getting a demand and a push for country artists in their magazines.” says the artist who calls himself a ‘romantic country music singer.” Valentino was born on Feb. 13 and he landed his first recording contract with RCA Records on Feb. 13. 1980. His first release. “She Took the Place of You,” made a dent on the national charts but failed to fire up his career. His next release. "Somebody’s Heaven Is Missing An Angel Tonight.” is the one that is going to fuel his career, his management says. He was bom in Toledo. Ohio, but his family moved to San Antonio when he was a year old, he recalls between shows in a trailer parked behind the club. “My father is Spanish and my mother is German and he met her in England. He didn't like the cold weather in Toledo so we moved to San Antonio. ” His mother named him Valentino, he says, “because she wanted a star in her family." From the beginning. Valentino seemed destined to be an entertainer. Little Valentino used to stand in front of the mirror with a hairbrush when he was 4 and 5 years old and sing the songs of Elvis and Jim Reeves. “All my life they trained me and pushed and prepared me." And in the last three years. Happy Shahan has held the reins on his career. Happy Shahan owns Alamo Village, the site where several films, including “The Alamo.” “Bandolero.” and “Barbar- osa" were shot. The village is located in Brackettville. and features a western town, gunfights. a stagecoach and other forms of entertainment. When Valentino was 13 he met Happy. "I auditioned for him and he told me to keep in touch." Valentino says. At the age of 19. after playing the music circuit in San Antonio and chalking up a year of college. Valentino returned to Alamo Village. He performed in gunfights and five music shows a day for the tourists. “Other work I did was anything from building fences to riding horses, riding the stage, cleaning bathrooms and working movies.” But Valentino and Happy didn't neg lect his development and potential as an entertainer. “Over the last three years he has been working with me. coaching me and getting me ready. . We've been taking one step at a time.” Johnny Rodriquez was a happening. Valentino says. *Tve been played like a football team. We've made our game plan and wc followed it and we’re going for a touchdown." And part of that game plan to make that touchdown was Nashville. The first journey for Valentino and Happy was in the winter of 1979 “He thought it was time to introduce me to Nashville and to his people Valentino made demo tapes and contacts tut his first trip Then they returned during the winter of 1980 This time RCA like one of his demos. She Took the Place of You” and he latched on to a recording contract. " His producer is Norro Wilson, who has produced records for the likes of John Anderson. Jerry Reed and Charley Pride. But Valentino does not have the country edge that those singers do. "He has an entirely different feel with the cuts that we have done compared to some of the people he's worked with." Valentino says. He defines his music as “Valentino.” ’For the simple fact," he says, "that I don't do just ballads and I don't do just country. I like to do everything.” And that includes an uptempo Mexican song, he says, along with country and rock 'n' roll. His stage show is "high energy and upbeat” and "covers all bases.” Valentino's exposure to country music was rather limited during his early years. In 1968. he recalls, he was listening to '50s rock 'n' roll. His knowledge of country music was restricted to Bob Wilis and Hank Williams "I listened to all the rock ‘n' roll and then when disco came out. I really went country.” Influences on the young singer were rather a blend of artists From Elvis and Bobby Darin to Hank Williams. Faron Young and Ray Price When he was 11. he learned how to play the guitar Then he played the dance and wedding circuit. ”My grandmother had 23 children so we had lots of weddings.” he grins. Then Valentino evolved from the concert stage to television in San Antonio and Monterrey when he was 12. "During the break I would come out with my guitar. In fact I didn’t know the guitar well enough, and l had to have someone tune it for me. If I broke a string, someone would have to change it for me. I didn't know how.” The bands that Valentino played included Valentino and the Cosmic Armadillo Band. Sundance, the Branded Men and Sagebrush. He has appeared as an extra in several films, including Willie Nelson’s new film. "Barbarosa.” and "The Code of Joscy Wales.” His first acting role was in the PBS production of "Juan Sequin." "It didn't last very long.” he laughs. "I got up against the wall and 1 was shot. That was quick." SOUTHERN COUNTRY NOW OPEN Across from Texas World Speedway Hwy. 6 (formerly Mickey’s) $ 1 00 Off i admission at door w/coupon L ! f Re P ■ation, is Budget ( insider °1 pies, Gr pUesday. Gram i at he ha: 1982 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR | r m and , |>n and T |ratn luce.” m sa soun FREE POSTERS tour t-shirts FREE CONCERT TICKET iF FREE |Pmmitte< l at >t is ah F°Pped f B Januar) ■nvenes t 1) makes i I Gramm IP Hous fththeR* pass Pre ad budge name to win stay tuned to