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Since then, he said, Outlander has played “every dump in Dallas,” as well as at more well-known clubs, such as Trees and the Galaxy Club. “We used to open for Tripping Daisy and the Nixons when we were still too young to know what we were doing,” Gomez said. These days, the band has a better idea of what it is doing — it will release its first studio-pro duced tape next month in Fort Worth to an expectant fan base. Gomez said people have already been asking for tapes, and he hopes the first run of tapes will sell out soon. This popularity may be attrib uted to Outlander’s style and stage show. Dismissing most modern bands as just plain bad, Outlander strives to do things a little differently. Gomez, chief songwriter for the band, said his lyrics are sincere and meaningful, a far cry from lyrics in most popular songs. “As far as the songwriting goes, most of it is personal,” Gomez said. “A lot of people today write the same kind of thing, that kind of sold-out agony. Most of the songs aren’t about anything in particu lar, just whatever happens to come up. Most of it is poetry put to music.” Drawing upon influ ences such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and Jane’s Addic tion, Outlander’s music has a “heavy al ternative” sound, bassist Chris Rivera said. Rivera, a junior psychology major, said the music is usually enough to get a crowd moving at a show. Band members wear weird clothes, tell jokes or just talk with the audience for deeper engage ment, while eschewing the “rock ’n’ roll bit” in favor of an honest performance, Gomez said. Whatever the approach, the crowd is never too sedate, Rivera said. One show at the Engine Room in Fort Worth was partic ularly wild, he said. The crowd was busy moshing under the club’s balcony-style up per level, when one guy was ap parently overcome by the intensi ty and lapsed into insanity. “Some crazy guy jumped off (the balcony), and people were supposed to catch him,” Rivera said. “They caught the first half«[ his body, but the rest ofhim slammed into the ground. It was pretty funny.” At another show, one of tit guitarists jumped off the drum riser — right into a ceiling fat suspended over the stage. But Outlander wouldn’t haveit any other way. Gomez said hat ing fun at a show is a priority. “It’s a re lease,” he sail “It’s fun tt get in of a c row! and go of a lot of stuff,' Outlander’s show attracted tention from an ual in Dallas who agreed tofi- nance the band’s first studio at tempt. Hopefully, this new tapt will attract independent recori labels, Rivera said, so Outlandei can do its part in reshaping tit modern music scene. “I think we’re all getting sick of hearing bands that sud' Rivera said. “They’re just in it for the money, and it’s not coming from inside them.” Outlander will stay true toils own style, Rivera said, no what the future may hold. But presently, Outlanderis looking forward to playingits first College Station show thi- weekend. The band only ask: that people here support the lo cal music scene and give Oi lander a listen. “We just want people to coi out and have fun,” Rivera said. Live Oak Ranch lets students bare it al By David Hall The Battalion I f you can’t decide what to wear for Parents Weekend, Live Oak Ranch has a suggestion — nothing at all. Larry Hilderbrand, manager of Live Oak Ranch, a nudist resort, said he is waiving the $10 fee in the interest of acquainting new comers to the nudist lifestyle. “I am opening doors,” Hilder brand said, “to welcome and invite any and all students.” The weekend offers a large number of recreational activities, including a DJ who will provide music for a nude dance and a vol leyball competition between visit ing Aggies and members of the University of Texas Longhorn Nudist Club. “Jane,” a senior political sci ence major who wished to re main anonymous, said the nud ism at the ranch is liberating. She said in society at large, peo ple are too often judged by their apparel. She feels less judged at the camp, she said. “After you’re there a while, you don’t want to put your clothes back on,” she said. “It provides a sanctu ary — a place to get away from the restrictions of society.” Normally, clothing isn’t permit ted at the ranch, Hilderbrand said. “Clothing separates and makes gawkers of the people who wear it,” he said. However, it will be optional this weekend, as first-timers get acquainted with the idea of open nudity. Opened in 1976, Live Oak Ranch was started in order to provide relaxing entertainment for nudists from as far away as Houston. The fact that partici pants in the club’s activities do so without wearing any clothes is indicative only of their recre ational preference, Hilderbrand Stew Milne, The Bint Live Oak Ranch normally does not permit people to wear said. Membership is based sim ply on the opportunity for enjoy ment the club provides. “Live Oak is the same as any other facility,” he said. “It’s just another recreational option.” Nudist resorts are, in fact, one of the fastest-growing forms of recreation in the United States, Hilderbrand said. There are cur rently over 200 nationwide, more open every year. For Elite brand, the attraction is in thi erating nature of nudism. He nudity as a healthy, natural means of recreating. “Being nude is a freedom,’ said. “It is a relaxer, a stress i* liever, and there is nothing natural in the world.” DOUGLAS JEWELERS • -A, ? 4 ' Wmmi Texas A&M University Watch by SEIKO A Seiko Quartz t imepiece officially license 1 ^ by the University. Featuring a rich!! detailed three-dimensional recreation ofth University Seal on the 14kt. gold finish 1 dials. Electronic quartz movement guaranteed accurate to within fifte seconds per month. Full three year Scik 1 warranty. 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