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Monday, October 311983/The Battalion/Page 3 ir Supply great for soft rockers m % Davidson, Battalion photo Lead singer Russell litchcock of Air Supply. by Rebeca Zimmermann Battalion Staff If you like Air Supply’s music, the group’s concert was great Friday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum. If you don’t like the group’s sentimental music, the light show was interesting. Air Supply, an Australian- based group known for its pop ballads, has had a number of hits in the United States, and the group played all of them for the appreciative audience. Some of the female audience members were so appreciative they screamed for every number. The group’s performance be gan with a “dramatic” entrance using special lighting effects and sound reminiscent of “Star Wars.” Lavish use of smoke, green laser lights, optical effects projected on a screen and va rious colored lights continued throughout the performance. Beginning with the entrance (which woulcl be better suited to some gorgeous teen idol hunk), the band’s stage presence was at odds with its romantic music. Graham Russell, singer and rhythm guitarist, often de tracted from the music’s mood by bouncing around onstage. inescouldj; ! goes, -renada im course uf| nuchtoupT By the third song of the per formance, “Even the Nights Are Better,” lead singer Russell Hitchcock’s powerful voice had warmed up and carried the high melody line well and established the emotional intensity for the group’s songs. Graham Russell, whose voice is breathier and rougher than Hitchcock’s, had some problems with some of his falsetto parts. The group played its hit songs “Here I Am,” “Every Woman in the World,” “The One That You Love” and “Sweet Dreams,” as well as some lesser known pieces. Special effects for the begin ning of “Sweet Dreams” in cluded smoke spilling over the stage and covering front-row audience members. Blue and green computer optics on the back screen and other lighting effects created a scene similar to an Orange Bowl halftime show produced by the Disney people. The smoke use was corny but lighting effects were an interest ing break from the drippy love lyrics. Air Supply also performed a new song, “You're Only in Love,” that will be recorded soon for the group’s next album. The number, however, sounds much the same as Air Supply’s previous music. Russell introduced a lesser known song from the “Now and Forever” album as the song “to make a move on your date.” The song, “Don’t Be Afraid,” began seriously and emotionally, but a member of the stage crew added some much needed comic relief. He loomed up in the back ground wearing a Halloween mask and imitated Russell’s movements. Every time Russell glanced back, the crew member moved out of the way. For the encore, Hitchock said the concert at Texas A&M was the last concert for the band’s 1983 U.S. tour, so it was “time to get crazy.” Hitchcock’s idea of “getting crazy” was performing the 1980 hit “All Out of Love” and “Making Love,” the group’s current U.S. hit. The group’s songs aren’t musically difficult and the lyrics are basically sentimental drivel. But that didn’t stop the crowd from screaming and giving sev eral standing ovations to the group. The concert, sponsored by MSC Town Hall, opened with John Hall. A former member of the group Orleans, Hall got the crowd clapping right away with “Still the One,” a song made famous as a theme song for the ABC network. Hall’s perform ance was short and simple but marred by some pitch problems. He got a few boos when he play ed a song written for a “no nukes” concert but closed with a more popular number, “Dance With Me,” a popular song in the 1970s. Remains found of missing pilot United Press International Pueblo (85 miles to the north) KIM, Colo. — Las Animas and he didn’t refuel according County officials Saturday reco- to the information we found,” vered (he remains of a pilot from Aguilar said. “He went straight the pulverized remains of a light through. It’s our thinking that plane missing since Oct. 8 on a he ran out of gas. There were- flight from Buffalo, Wyo., to pieces of the plane scattered all Odessa, Texas. oyer the place. Lt. Robert Aguilar declined “He went in nose first. It was to name the pilot but the man’s cloudy and raining at the time. I identity was released several don’t think he realized the days ago as Richard “Buck” ground was that close.” Kruse, 57, of Odessa. Aguilar said the pilot may He was believed to be the only have gotten off course over De- person aboard the aircraft, nver and missed Pueblo com- which was spotted Friday by an pletely. Air Force, pilot flying over the “We’re unable to tell if there southeastern Colorado prairie, was fuel in the tank,” Aguilar “He was supposed to refuel at said. THE ATHLETE'S FOOT 2nd ANNUAL WAREHOUSE SALE egents advised to accept lower bid by Karen Schrimsher ires i* l miles frorJ nt. Sure,«] Battalion Staff l ?E* rvvo l° ca l oilmen atlvised the ICS. IntfjaBp&cas A&M Board of Regents fcoiiunittee on mineral leases it somei. Sa inlay to lower royalty poli- une art Kit.™ 5 on a tract of land they con- vouldhw f^ er 3 high risk drilling area, ith a riile. Ilf .CtthatEllMJ olln Bethancourt, area su- “"Sl^fp'nra] Minerals Inc., recom- aaybetlie snujrided the University accept a :oreisbt . 2;i percent royalty on the 176- secret. tract south of F&B road. iy knowbHThe University required an idem tool Hlf^gement in leasing two md the : ' — 01R ‘ hi Hensel Park and i tet that other north of F&B road — i .jfn February which spec ified that 1 U1 ^ ‘the University will receive 30 percent royalties until the oil companies recover drilling ^ts, and a 75 percent royalty Iijreafter. pne UniVersity tried to lease t 176-acre tract in September, bui no oil companies offered bids H)gden said the recommenda tion was for 25 percent royalties ai the beginning, and 25 percent i asked me 1 ahjtT drilling costs were met. ^■‘Ifs a case of whether the irstsixhoiltiS 11 ( 1 wants to gamble and get a t that forij-® 1 royalty or a higher bonus r*.#'7' 0 H7”O8‘'en S a i a dema cakes present drilling has imentingn •j-eiched t [ ie en( ] {) j d le under- X)1 themauWund reservoir. He said the fl^Hy way to tell if the 176-acre ey demaiWf 1 has an oil reserve is to drill ikee’com|H at a cost of about $500,000. Bfle said if the royalties were lowered to 25 percent, Chappar- al Minerals, Inc. would bid. -r j^^^iethancourt said Getty Oil, ion. m' jlru has not decided whether it y, they W . would be a good idea to bid, even )W I'm 2 f- if jhe royalty percentage was lo ll a secondcfwtjred to 25 percent. ^■Il’ll be a gamble,” he said. dedme.l*®' 1 ^ 61 ' l b' e recommendation whal" M** ma <l<\ Executive Vice Ghan- lU I iili r '' ce i or Clyde Freeman told com- tt( ‘" fmhtee members that two com- eC 'd Ili#T ieS wante d to bid during the September action but did not be cause they feared larger com panies would increase the price. He said the two companies have indicated they still are in terested in bidding with the 30- 75 percent arrangement. No formal action was taken at the meeting. 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