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“y. February 11 ■ursday, February 1,2001 fromM f) ns in the, /er said, pedapriof he said. easiest tofo! AGGIE/7/e THE BATTALION Pag. ;e 3A Pushing it to the borderline '"^Students break into local music scene y prepare to perform Friday night at The Cow Hop H Eric Aikfn — Chris^77^, Battalion ' Environs Approaching the Carpet Room, the storage 1 Safet y* s |ed where Borderlined practices in College —Hut-inn it is possible to make out the sound ol ■miv electric guitar. 7 Inside the small room, named because ot the nriniluB'pet hanging on the walls for acoustic pur- ’."h'poses, is Rip, Borderlined’s lead guitarist. Rip, iTb, class of ‘99, leans against an amplifier, strum- tallinosS n g his b,ack Les Paul guitar and WaiUn8 f ° r the ience i otl ier members of the band. T8 Randy Elkins, a senior aerospace engineer- •ifeivir major, is the first to arrive. Rip and Elkins put ace this v to; ;ether Borderlined, a College Station-based rock I O ooettf bind, three years ago. sfunreptB “ We actually met at Sbisa (Dining Hall), the {>Ri > said. 'fire. ?■ ’ Elkins interrupted, laughing. “Rip was sitting wiih a friend of mine, eating breakfast, he said, “from behind, I thought he was a woman, so I wus going to see if my friend would intioduce us. Rfip wasn’t looking for a date; he was looking /rowft; fo] a bass pi ayer E ven though Elkins is a guitarist, said. n f l a bassist, he and Rip formed the nucleus of what re to me: would become Borderlined. ninfecti»The band has been through six different e bacier. rh\ thm sections. It finally settled into the cur- :d. rent lineup last October when it recruited bass iccine p|iyer Brad Metrolis. - A and! ' Metrolis, a junior electronic engineering ^ ” I, whi tbreak k technology major, previously played in a College Station band called Cardboard Box. Borderlined , T opened a show for his band in April 1999, so Metrolis was familiar with the group. “I came home one day, and Rip had called and d said he needed a bassist,’’ Metrolis said. “I wasn’t nofK doing anything, so I figured I’d get together with irefaid them and try out. When I show up, he hands me a ill in stack of papers an inch thick and asks, ‘How fast can ifikwybu learn that?’ ” tion;® • The addition of Metrolis completed the lineup. Rip and Elkins had already hired a new drummer in March. MFf/ “We’ve had bad luck with drummers,” Elkins said. » -'‘Por some reason, we get unreliable ones. We don’t ntr'lfr 1 ' tbem * or a c 9 ll Pj e o f weeks, then they’ll call. PHOTO COURTESY BORDERLINED/ ILLUSTRATION BY CODY WAGES/I n k Battalion asking when practice is, and we have to tell them, ‘Urn, you’ve been replaced.’ ” Phil Pound, Borderlined’s current drum mer, shows up a few minutes late. “We got stuck at a light for, like, six cy cles,” said Pound, a senior at A&M Consoli dated High School. Pound and Rip have known each other for about three years, dating back to when Rip flew model planes with Pound’s father. “I was just learning to play drums, and I played with Borderlined once before they got a new drummer. Then, I got a chance to play with them again at North by Northgate last March,” Pound said. “And we jammed like no other,” Elkins said. “Then we were ‘rahr!’” Rip said, using the only adjective he says completely describes the band’s lineup. “Rahr” is the only way to describe the men tality of the guitar-based rock band. It is com pletely dedicated to success, working tireless ly to promote itself and get its music heard. “The one thing we have going for us is Rip. I’ve never seen anyone hassle club owners like he does,” Metrolis said. Rip sacrificed what he called his “third dream job” to stay in College Station and make Borderlined succeed. “I was offered a job building model planes and flying them for the Navy,” he said. “I actually had an internship doing that. But I said, ‘Nah, I gotta keep rocking with the guys in College Station.’ ” The other members of the band are simi larly enthusiastic and optimistic about the band’s ultimate success. This rings particu larly true when Pound, the band’s youngest member, said, “I got a call from a track coach at a school in Louisiana (trying to re cruit me). I told my mom I didn’t want to do it because I want to be in a band.” Borderlined will play Friday at The Cow Hop. They go on stage at 10:30 p.m. Open ing act Hank Billings starts at 9:00 p.m. Admission is free. nature*® imefe ttffl rstSHto 1 ng stud® istably 1 :annot ient will® 1 1 from ft; inor wi rs you proficia ier thanii nakesyoi oilier sti Is,” Ha» ppens that matt from The City of College Station. ^Embracing the Past, Exploring the Future. Apartment Recycling Pilot Program to Begin Residents in Sterling University and Walden Pond Apartments will soon be participants in the City’s apartment recycling pilot program. The program will begin in February and continue for one year. Several materials will be collected and include: Newspapers/magazines Aluminum/steel cans Glass (sorted by color) Plastic beverage bottles The program’s continuation and expansion will be based on the pilot program’s success. For more information call 764-3691. Beautify Your Lawn & Garden Visit the College Station Public Utilities and Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency (BVSWMA) booths at The Brazos Beautiful Lawn and Garden Show February 10- 11, 2001 Post Oak Mall Learn how to create an attractive, earth-friendly garden with less water, less work, and for less money! li From Your Utility Customer Service Department 310 Erenek Tap Road Out-of-town customers can reach us at (800) 849-6623. Connects can be made over the phone, by mail, in person or over the Internet at www.ci.colleire-station.tx.us. Security deposits are no longer required at the time of connection. Account information is now available online with your account number. Budget Billing is available for residential customers with a minimum of 12 months service. jgsRi Contact us at (979) 764-3535 or (800) 849-6623. Attend A College Station ( City Council Meeting! ^ 2nd & 4th Thursdays Each Month ^ 7:00 p.m.. City Hall j HOI Texas Avenue (next to Chili's) ,ouncil G Don’t Forget To Vote? sh The City Secretary’s Office would like to remind all College Station residents to register to vote in the upcoming City Council and School Board elections on Saturday, May 5, 2001 Voter registration forms are available at: • College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue • College Station Library, 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy South • Brazos County Voter Registration Office, 300 E. William Joel Bryan Parkway The deadline for registration is April 5, 2001. For more information about this election, contact the City Secretary’s Office at 764-3541. Protect Your Vehicle from Burglaries The College Station Police Department provides the following crime prevention tips: Always lock your vehicle. If your vehicle has an alarm, use it. Never leave valuables in plain view. If you see someone suspicious, call the police immediately. It only takes seconds for a thief to enter your vehicle and take your belongings. Remove valuables and you may remove the incentive for a thief to choose your vehicle. For more information, please call the College Station Police Department Crime Prevention Division at 764-3573. New Parking Meters in the Northgate Promenade Parking Lot The first 60 minutes of daytime parking during the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. will be free of charge. Each additional hour, up to a four-hour limit, will cost $.50. Nighttime parking during the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. will cost $1.00 per hour, with an eight-hour limit. ■ The lot is closed from 2:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. each day~for cleaning and maintenance. Vehicles displaying a valid handicapped permit or license . plate may park in any available parking lot space for free. The meters currently accept quarters and dollar coins, but will eventually accept tokens and pre-payment cards. The College Station Community Enhancement Action Center - 764-6363. What’s In College Station? I spring seG jeriods) aB-’ dress chair WE NEED YOU!!! Attention: The City of College Station is requesting citizen input in the development of a citywide e-Government strategy. Please visit http://www.ci.college-station.tx.us and click on and complete the Citywide e-Government Strategy - Citizen Input Form. What are all those new businesses? Heard a rumor that your favorite store is coming to town? Want to know where new apartments are being built? Then check out the Building and Development Report, published monthly! Find it on the City’s web site or call Development Services at 764-3570 to purchase a subscription. Looking for a job? Check with College Station Human Resources! Online - www.lockon.com/iobline/cstx.htm On Television - Cable Channel 19 On the Job Line - 764-3704 Or Call - 764-3517 News from The City of College Station is brought to you monthly by the College Station Public Communications & Marketing Department. 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