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Pagl Friday • January 24,1 BILL ROMAN, M.D. for State Representative The People’s Republican Choice I POL AD PD by CITIZENS FOB ROMAN, Sam Sharp, Treasurer, 2601 Osier 8M., Bryan, TX 77802 Question: What do you call a company whose typical manager has no prior food experience and whose average income is over $100,000? Answer: The sign of a great career opportunity. Interviewing on campus Friday, February 7 Call your placement office to schedule an interview or call: George H. Wenglein, Jr., Director of Management Recruiting (210) 225-7720 CAFETERIA Good.-food.fvm goodpeofdz.. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Republican for State Representative BACKGROUND Businessman / rancher Texas A&M Class of 1959 B.S. Mechanical Engineering ^P Corps of Cadets, Squadron 22 T^p Former Captain, U.S. Air Force <? LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS State Representative, 1985-1991 Member, Appropriations Committee, 1987-88 Chairman, Committee on Public Safety, 1989-90 Named to Texas Monthly's "Ten Best Legislators List”, 1987 Recognized as "Crimefighter of the Year" by Texas State Troopers Association, 1990 EXPERIENCE COUNTS! You can vote today in Room 146 of the MSC Political ad paid by Richard Smith Campaign, 3743 S. Texas Ave., Bryan, TX 77802 ] Aggielife "A' ★ ★ yV 'A' I Gary up Delz Trio " traditional // juice blues it' B A library t< By Brandon Truitt The Battalion 1 Gary Delz’s mother started a ca reer for her son before he even start ed preschool. “My mother bought me my first drum when I was two,”Delz said,“So I guess I’ve been playing about...about...s—t, how old am I anyway?" He pauses, spitting out numbers under his breath. “I guess it’s been almost 34 years.” His voice reflects his amazement at the pas sage of time. His most noteworthy years came with Delz’ tour with the yodeling Don Walser. He played on both Waiser’s first al bum and his archive albums. Delz gave up his drumming job for Walser for a bet ter position be hind the then more popular Gary R Nunn. Since then Walser has al most become a legend in the country music counter culture. Delz sounded disappointed at missing Waiser’s once-in-a-lifetime performance at last year’s Olympic games. “Almost as soon as I left Walser, his career exploded,” Delz chuckles. “Who knew?” He gave up drumming for Nunn over two years ago, mostly to spend more time with his fami ly and his two children, but also to take a break from the country mu sic scene. “When I left, Gary P. Nunn was playing 200 plus shows a year,” Delz said. “And touring isn’t all fun. It’s from home, a lot of being away from my family.” Even though the rigorous sched ule might be a sign of success, Delz said he had a difficult time enjoying it when he was disconnected from the ones he loved. He formed the Gary Delz Pow er Trio shortly after his departure from Nunn. “Really, I just wanted to keep playing, to keep drumming,” he said. “It’s what I love,” he says. Although the band is named af ter Delz and he is much of the dri ving force behind their music, he is still somewhat behind the scenes as ■ving a Ma; laval is set a rock band and a blues bandiLrch groum have been called everything* Clara Mou “alternative blues” to “edMllege Static blues” to “blues rock.” Biidirents a Delz says the band’s souiLnenlargeme most comparable to a contirai* “We need t< of what blues artists StevieIwnalso want t Vaughn and Freddie King sJ The Carnej years ago. *o is being n “We’re picking up where thefon Library is off, keeping it alive, and juicii Both existi up,” Delz said. ftunty Syste The “juice” he speaks ofcoMree facilitie: in the form of powerful insj mentation rather than vocals,! said. 1 le said the real talent bet any hand is how well theyhaa each of theii struments,: just lyrics t vocals. “We may s automatec a verse or and then pis; two or i minutes, jii rocking, ife k really a rocte band,” Delzst; "Most peep |:||| who see « show are sa prised m Coll ena< By G Thi a lot of traveling, a lot of being away The Gary Delz Trio a drummer. Corpus Christ! native Jeff “El Jefe” Anderson fronts the band pro viding vocals and what Delz calls “a fiery, gutsy, Stratocaster” sound on lead guitar. Delz said Anderson is a “full blown pro” whose "powerhouse guitar playing” awes audiences into near-hypnotic states. Kit Griffin completes the trio and lays down basslines heavily influ enced by his jazz background. Delz said the band’s sound is a combination of each member’s background. They are a jazz band, much rock c come fromoiij three men.” Delz is ew ed about the trio’s first show in Cd lege Station and he hopes toga large student turnout. “It is really the college stud® that are keeping blues alive,"Deli said. “I mean, if you walk into,in- tone’s (an Austin blues club),its nothing but students.” Delz said the students ofle,® A&M should take advantage ol every opportunity to seehissta: "1 have a daughter in second grade and an eight month old baby,” he said. “In a few motevears 1 my night life will be watchin^tle league and going to PTA meetiR Ozone Continued from Page 3 “I know I have competition from other bars on Northgate, but my plan is to keep the prices affordable in order to draw in the average col lege student,” Oats said. Fran Penedrgrass, a senior recre ational parks and tourism sciences major, frequents places on Northgate like The Dixie Chicken. She said opening a club close to Northgate of fers something to do to after hours. “Having a club on Northgate that stays open after the rest of the bars close gives stu dents somewhere else to go,” Pender grass said. Club Ozone will offer nightly drink specials from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oats has plans to open another estab lishment in Bryan- College Station. “I have opened these places simply because there was a need,” he said. Oats is a graduate of Sam Hous ton State University, and has “The music will be more main stream, as to at tract a larger crowd.” t nesses in the cot munity with it help and support his family. His eldest The Co Departmei pant Prote< Enforcemc Step), a p motes enf belt and c dons, on Ja Sergeant College Stat said the ] stricter enft and child r helping poli officers ovet “This is federal hi; funds adr the Texas E portation matched b pay officer sis for add time,” Lew In 1987 passed a Sc Use Law. Si usage inTe nationwid "In 1995, Tiansportat percent of r Texas citie: 78.7 percen Johnny Oats owner of Club Ozone helps run The l-lQI I C and his wife handl the financial aspf j COLUMBI of the famiIy-owii§ e p ublican _ t businesses. lurned on GO Oats said he ^Thursday, sp at home in Colle|, inV p .i ( . Station, and cre| eStatehoi ; i ; this to the student Republicai m not an Aggie, Ilt| emocratSi Vl opened a variety of different busi- Nothing personal “Although ] this school and feel they haveal 0r ’ s p r0 p 0s; cepted me as one of their owijj ienvote( j 35 Oats said. Ijde the flag’s non in Noven I “The good going to hapj: Student's show axed over homosexuality fla( DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas school official pulled the plug on a student- produced television show that fea tured a man in a dress discussing his homosexuality. Robert Hinkle, an official with the Dallas Independent School Dis trict, said he made the decision be cause “maybe there was a con stituency out there that wasn’t prepared maturely for accepting this information.” School officials are crafting guidelines to regulate the programs students broadcast over a school cable channel. “Getting Personal” was un plugged after a December episode featuring a gay man wearing a blonde wig and black dress as a guest. Lincoln High School student Tserilyn Tse produced the episode with the approval of her teacli parents and principal. “I didn’t do that showbecaus personally like gays or I hatega)' Tse told Dallas television stalii WFAA. “1 did this show becauS want you to know more. 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