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Friday, Movember 15,1985/The Battalion/Page 5 Imitation Will the real Prince please stand up? AG6IES -1 ican and unde ; but nowthent aers are gradusl Americans at peans, such. who have stud.;: e reason f graduate met- e don't get tial It (lie underpi: cl like to have® “At one time, h mbers who m xaut 80 memta| an interest in By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer The screams at Tip-Top Re cords would have made you think he was the real thing. And the purple trench coat, while jump isuit, boots and the beaded hat invade him more convincing. ; Sean Farrar, Prince look-a-lik^, even speaks in the hushed voice of’the superstar. People at the record store were shocked, he almost looked too real. Farrar signed photographs of himself and talked to the crowd. Meanwhile several girls stood by in awe. “He looks just like him,” one admirer said, “1 think he’s sweet.” Farrar, a 20-year-old Balti more native, has been perform ing as Prince for about two years, mostly at benefits. He says acting like Prince is easy for anyone who is a Prince fan. "I’ve been a Prince fan from the very beginning,” Farrar says. "Anyone who is a Prince fan nat urally knows how Prince would act.” Jeff Raye, Farrar’s manager, says Prince heard rumors of his double and made a special trip to get a first-hand look. “He was interested so he came down to Baltimore to get a look at Sean," Raye said, “Fie was very subtle, but he was surprised at the resemblance.” One unimpressed mother told her daughter she would have to leave soon for an appointment. When her daughter threw a fit, her mother threatened to leave her. Fits by; fans are common when Farrar is around. He says he gets tired of people yanking on his hair to see if its real. “One girl actually stuck her hands down my pants,” Farrar said. Farrar hopes his look-a-like work will be good experience when he begins his own show business career. He plays a num ber of instruments and usually performs with his own band. Texas was just a little too far away for the band to make the trip. Sean Farrar as Prince Farrar is to perform at a bene fit for the Brazos Valley Food Bank on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. Raye promises an exciting show. “It's just like watching a Prince video,” Raye said. Mi /MSC GREAT ISSUE‘ presents Free Speech Day Thursday, Nov. 19,1985 12:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Rudder Fountain With Campus Crusade, Students Against Apartheid, Student Democrats, NOW, Amnesty International, Student Peace Action and more! Give someone a tan for Christmas! Buy someone you care about a gift certificate for 5 or 10 tanning sessions and get one FREE for youse,,, fAmU 104 Old College Main at Northgate Walk-ins are welcome. Call 846-9779 for an appointment. ?s duringthets, I trips todifferti Hub dues are |: dues help pav6 CS council to aid handicapped e dub went to nl with the 1 Association, By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer The College Station City Council lawarded a contract Thursday for a ,, sidewalk that may help handicap stu- •» a little easier. And the council got a chewing out from a College Station woman who said she has had enough of a bad sit uation. Most of the*| en a rodeo, W( o Fredericks!)® an members," 1(| like meetingtte ie ilion The sidewalk will line Nagle Street in the Northgate area. Coun cil members said the proposal was first considered after several mem bers saw that handicapped students .were having a hard time getting [along on the street. I Nagle Street runs between the new parking lot, formerly the mud lot, and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Wade Contractors received the con tract with a low bid of $11,146 and projected the work will take 30 days. The council also got an earful from Irene Barksdale, who told the council she was fed up with the traf fic problem at two intersections near South wood Valley. She said the intersections at Pon- derosa and Highway 6 and Deacon and Highway o are dangerous and residents in her neighborhood want something done about them. Barksdale said there have been a combined total of 74 accidents at the two intersections. She presented a petition to Mayor Cary Halter and some strong words. “You people are elected to rep resent us and il you don’t we’ll get someone who will,” Barksdale said. After the meeting, Council mem ber Lynn Mcllhenny assured Bar ksdale that the council was aware of the problem. But Mcllhenny said the highway department would have to contribute to a solution the prob lem. In other action: • The council considered a pro posal that would make Wilderness Park a reserve for an endangered species of orchids. 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