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'"^Students break into local music scene y prepare to perform Friday night at The Cow Hop
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' 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.
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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.
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^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.
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College Station
( City Council Meeting! ^
2nd & 4th Thursdays
Each Month
^ 7:00 p.m.. City Hall j
HOI Texas Avenue
(next to Chili's)
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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.
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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.
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On Television - Cable Channel 19
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