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The Battalion
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that just about everyone in the band
got their chance to sing. From Mac-
Gowan’s “Cuchulainn” to Terry
Woods’ “Young Ned” to drummer
Andrew Rankin’s raucous version of
‘Star of the County Down v ” During
the concert it was obvious that two
birds of the band were having a
Dlast, the other third was blasted.
MacGowan sang when he could re
member the words, Spider Stacy
iang and played the harmonica and
in whistle when he could find them
tthe base of his mike stand.
But the imperfections were part
)f the experience and the audience
ieemed to be having a grand time
we were), because there was a defi-
tite sparkle in the performance,
ith the versatile James Fearnley,
Ferry Woods and Philip Chevron
molding together the whole rol-
^Hicking mess. Not even our early
"■ailed attempts to get to the Pogues
m oran ' nterv ' ew dampened our spir-
llS ij ts We still harboured hopes of talk-
rllI 'i n g to them, despite the horror sto-
, mies we’d heard of what jerks they
^'pre, stories of drunken Pogue wrath.
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less.
After the last encore, through
sheer persistence, our Battalion
press passes and furious name-drop
ping, we finally found ourselves
going through the gloomy “Hospi
tality Room” backstage and up the
dark stairs to where the real action
was after the concert. Our first en
counter was Chevron, a charming
and graceful man who, while tired,
was sober. MacGowan appeared
unconscious on a couch in a side
room, obviously in no mood to speak
to the press. The rest of the Pogues
were horsing around playing pool
and making machine gun noises
with Spider Stacy animatedly com
plaining about the lack of tequila,
but not the drunken debauchery ex
pected.
These are accomplished profes
sional musicians that, while ob
viously disposed to a certain amount
of drinking and partying, seemed to
know when to ease off. Very agree
able people, actually, our conversa
tions revolving around such topics as
Converse tennis shoes, Pogue videos
(which unfortunately rarely get
shown here in the States), wedding
plans, L.A. police helicopters, other
Irish bands and the Pogue movie
“Straight to Hell” (which Chevron
said the Pogues were dismayed at be
cause it made no sense to them). We
got out with our lives and our esteem
of them intact. See them when you
can.
movie
(Continued from page 5)
“The Big Easy” with Dennis
Quaid, is exotic, intense and be
lievable in her role as Helen. Pac
ino is great. There’s no other way
to say it. You like his character
and feel sorry for him.
Besides being a powerful ro
mance, “Sea of Love” is a well-
written mystery. Is Helen a killer?
Will she kill Frank? You probably
won’t figure out the mystery, and
that makes the film more fun.
“Sea of Love” was directed by
Harold Becker. He generated
fresh suspense using old tricks
such as dark hallways.
Another pleasant surprise was
John Goodman’s (from the TV
sitcom “Roseanne”) performance
as Sherman, Lrank’s friend, and
later partner during the murder
investigation. Goodman provided
most of the funny moments and
was a needed tension breaker.
This film is not a mirage. It is
an excellent example of a good
movie that somehow made it to
the Bryan-College Station movie
desert. There’s a new movie in
town, and surprise, it’s actually
good. Don’t miss it.
sprouts
(Continued from page 5)
made an exact transcript from the
tape. Now everyone will know what
you’re really like, Dave, because I’m
about to print that very transcript
right here in front of the entire
world.
Transcript from 05-09-89 phone call
with Dave (placed at 3:23 a.m. CST):
Da\e (after sexenth ring): “Uhhn
. . . uhmm . . . yeah. Dave here. ”
A/e: “Da\e.' It’s Dean. What's up,
guy?"
“What!? Who is this?"
“It's Dean. You know. Dean Suel-
tenfuss. ”
“ Gene? Gene who.'”
“No. Dean. Dean Sueltenfuss. Re
member, I sent you those clips last
month and asked you about getting
that newspaper job? Did you read
'em. Dare? What'd you think about
’em?"
“Oh, Lord. “
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OK?"
“How the hell did you get my
phone number?”
“Well, /— ”
“If yon ever call me again. I'll see
to it that you nex er xvork at a nexvs-
paper for as long as you lix e! ”
Lor you folks who joined us late,
let me explain what just happened.
Dave Barry, the famous syndicated
columnist, upon realizing that I
knew he was stealing columns from
me, panicked when he was con
fronted with the truth and then
threatened me.
I know that’s not what it sounded
like from the transcript, but the tape
was kind of fuzzy. Just trust me,
Dave was scared. Damn scared.
And he should be scared.
Every night I spend several hours
at my typewriter, slaving away,
straining my creative genius to pro
duce a humorous, well-written col
umn. And when I get up the next
morning and retrieve my copy of the
Harold from the doorstep, what do
you suppose I find?
That’s right — my column with
Dave Barry’s name and picture on it!
Dammit, Dave, enough is enough.
If you can’t think of your own col
umn ideas, you’ll just have to starve.
I know what you people are think
ing. You’re thinking, “This jerk is ly
ing. What a geek. He’s obviously
made up this whole story.”
Well . . . well . . . you’re right.
Dave Barry hasn't been stealing my
columns. It’s just that the guy is so
funny. He doesn’t leave any material
for the rest of us writers who occa
sionally try to write something
funny.
I mean, there are only so many
humorous ideas floating around out
there. And frankly, Dave, you’ve
been taking more than your fair
share.
This isn’t a threat, Dave, but if I
were you, I’d start being a little more
careful. You never know when a dis
gruntled columnist who’s run out of
material might retaliate against you.
But hey! I don't mean me. I love
ya’, Dave. You’re the best.
Life is full of little surprises,
though. Y'ou could be run over by a
bus the next time you walk across a
street, or an engine could fall off of a
DC-10 and come crashing through
the Hairnet newsroom.
Or you could be sitting in your
car, getting ready to turn the igni
tion switch when — BOOM! —your
car explodes.
Hey, I’m not making any threats,
Dave. Not me. I’d just be a bit more
careful if I were you. Being a syndi
cated columnist can be a dangerous
business.
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