Arts & Entertainment
Thursday, October 1, 1992
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Illusionist appears
in Rudder tonight
By WILLIAM HARRISON
Staff Writer of THE BATTALION
If you think seeing is believing,
Dan Korem would like to show
you a few things.
Korem, an illusionist, will pre
sent "Fraud and the Supernatural"
Thursday at 7 p.m. in Rudder Au
ditorium.
Korem said he seeks to make
people aware how vulnerable they
are to deception by performing illu
sions similar to those used by so-
called psychics, faith healers and
spiritualists.
"Are the psychological ideas
that I use as a magician, are they
the same ideas that we find in life
when we are deceived in every
day situations?" Korem said.
"The answer is yes."
Korem performs tricks involv
ing subliminal messages, sleight
of hand and mind reading, using
members of the audience to prove
his point about the power of the
mind's manipulations.
The performance, which is
sponsored by Campus Crusade
for Christ, will also snow the pos
sibilities of fraud in the Biblical ac
counts of Jesus Christ's resurrec
tion.
Korem said he asserts that the
resurrection stands up historically,
and that the miracles listed in the
Bible are corroborated and sup
ported by Roman accounts.
He said that belief in the resur
rection can be founded in the facts
yet destroyed by misconceptions
surrounding the Bible's passages.
Korem said, "I do not believe
you can force someone to believe
- you have to come at it from in
tellectual honesty."
Ken Cochrum, director for
Campus Crusade for Christ, in
sists that the Christian issues ad
dressed within the program are
not a "bait and switch deal," or re
ligious recruiting device.
Cochrum says Korem works on
Illusionist Dan Korem performs at
Texas A&M Thursday night.
the "illusion of invulnerability"
principle which states that people
who don't believe they can oe de
ceived are the easiest to deceive.
"Anyone from an atheist to an
agnostic can enjoy the presenta
tion," said Cochrum, who has
seen Korem twice.
Besides performing at colleges
and universities, Korem speaks to
corporate and professional audi
ences on subjects from the power
of politics and deception, cult re
cruitment and gangs.
He said he has fond memories
of speaking at A&M several years
ago.
"A&M's campus is one of my
favorites," he said. "I have recom
mended the university to students
many times."
Korem began work as a magi
cian but has authored professional
books on illusion and trickery and
in 1981 began a career as an inves
tigative journalist pursuing fraud
ulent claims of psychic ability.
His 1983 documentary, "Psy
chic Confession," exposed James
Hydrick, a cult leader touted as
"the world's leading psychic,"
and featured Hydrick's own ad
mission of fraud.
Country Music Association
honors top stars in industry
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Vince
Gill and Garth Brooks won major
awards Wednesday night at the
26th annual Country Music Asso
ciation Awards Show.
Gill, who decided to pursue a
singing career instead of playing
pro golf, was voted top male vo
calist for the second straight year.
"Now I know how Michael Jor
dan feels to repeat," Gill said, re
ferring to the Chicago Bulls' bas
ketball star who led his team to
two straight NBA titles.
Brooks' 9 million selling
"Ropin' the Wind," which has
been No. 1 on both the pop and
country charts, won best album.
Gill and Brooks also were final
ists for other top awards to be pre
sented at the Grand Ole Opry
House. The two-hour ceremony
was broadcast live on CBS.
The new duet Brooks & Dunn
were voted duo of the year and
fiddler Mark O'Connor won best
musician.
Alan Jackson's "Midnight in
Montgomery" was chosen No. 1
music video over Billy Ray Cyrus'
"Achy Breaky Heart" and three
others.
Finalists for entertainer of the
year — the top award — were
Brooks, Gill, Jackson, Reba McEn-
tire and Travis Tritt.
Nominated as female vocalist
of the year were McEntire, 1991
winner Tanya Tucker, Mary-
Chapin Carpenter, Wynonna Judd
and newcomer Trisha Yearwood.
It was Judd's first nomination
as a solo performer.
George Jones capped off a 40-
year career when he was chosen for
the Country Music Hall of Fame.
McEntire and Gill were co
hosts of the show — traditionally
one of the most-watched awards
programs on TV.
Winners were chosen by the
6,000 members of the CMA, most
ly singers, musicians, songwriters
and others who make their living
in country music.
CMA award winners
Entertainer of the Year — Garth Brooks
Male Vocalist of the Year — Vince Gill
Female Vocalist of the Year — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Single of the Year — "Achy Breaky Heart/' Billy Ray Cyrus
Album of the Year — "Ropin' the Wind," Garth Brooks
Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond Rio
Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
Music Video of the Year —
"Midnight in Montgomery," Alan Jackson
Horizon Award — Suzy Bogguss
Song of the Year (award to songwriter) —
"Look at Us," Max D. Barnes and Vince Gill
Vocal Event of the Year — Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
Country Music Hall of Fame —
George Jones, Frances Preston
New Garth Brooks album chases,
but just can't catch past efforts
By LESA ANN KING
Special to THE BATTALION
Garth Brooks
"The Chase"
Liberty Records
Garth Brooks' latest release, "The Chase,"
has all the vocal strength and variety of his
earlier albums. However, the overall song
quality does not measure up to that of his mul
ti-platinum sensations "Ropin' The Wind" and
"No Fences."
Brooks develops the "Chase" theme
throughout the album, with each song follow
ing its own chase— the chase of dreams, the
chase of loves taken for granted, and the chase
of future loves.
The variety of influences on Brooks' music
can be heard throughout the collection, ranging
from the George Strait twang in "Mr. Right" to
the Billy Joel sound of "Dixie Chicken."
"The Chase" features a new song by Tony
Arata, who wrote "The Dance," one of Brooks'
first hits. "The Dance" was listed as the num
ber three country song of all time by a survey
of country music critics and fans in the Octo
ber issue of "Country America" magazine.
Arata's song, "Face to Face," contains a
deep, thought-provoking message about fac
ing one's fears.
Brooks' remake of Patsy Cline's "Walking
After Midnight" carries the traditional country
sound that nrst made Brooks popular. Never
theless, his version lacks the depth and sinceri
ty that makes Cline's version a timeless classic.
Another remake, "Night Rider's Lament,"
maintains Brooks' tradition of having a song
about a cowboy on each album. The song
flows well until Brooks attempts to yodel —
definitely not one of his greater talents.
To the certain disappointment of many Ag
gies, "Dixie Chicken is not about the bar on
Northgate but is instead a remake of a 1973
bluesy bar song about a young man trapped in
the spell of a southern belle.
Brooks gives one of his best vocal perfor
mances in "Somewhere Other Than the
Night," a moving ballad of a husband who re
alizes he has been taking his wife for granted.
The only song of its kind on the album, "We
Shall Be Free" sends a powerful message.
However, its chorus loses strength after being
repeated over and over.
The album's biggest weakness is that it of
fers no songs that jump out and grab the lis
tener. The songs are good, but not as good as
Brooks' previous number ones such as "The
Dance" or "Friends in Low Places."
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