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aggie kGGIELIFE 5A Tuesday, April 16, 2002 ^here we’ll be Perry said!.. his associatiori journey and joose bumps pb t those high now ie said, lilton, the she# II circle fror t were suppost; and gone -i gone and we'rt *r that has the J g in the show. 1 1 look up to for ] ie of the only ■ s,” said Papa R: I They are still di definitely areg y in our careen nired not only ;enerationalfantJ lildren, older pecj she said 1 performs "S»; ibute. admitted u ng the stage be! Charlie Robison Step Right Up Lucky Dog Records Tales of soured life abound on Step Right Up from a singer/song writer whose ballads twist the simple frustrations of life into sordid nightmares. The Preacher stirs the conscience in a narrative on the wages of sin, lust and infidelity, while “Desperate Times” speaks on just that. Charlie Robison blends his brazen sentiments with a twangy country guitar and strong drum beats, making this a contemporary album that embraces traditional coun- try roots On some tracks, Robison’s wife Emily, a member of the Dixie Chicks, plays banjo and her bandmate, Natalie Maines, sings a duet with Robison in “The Wedding Song." This track boasts of the quiet glories of a quiet ceremony “in suburban Seguin’’ and the song’s •success ndes on Maines’ golden vocals. She could sing about paint peeling and make doves cry. John 0 Reilly is the most fun track of the album, and also the most raucous. This character grinds his way from shore to shore across the Atlantic and into the urban squalor of 1930s New York City, where he encounters the shady side of life as a prize fighter. The song moves to a quick country beat that fits the lyrical matter well. M The intensity of Robison s songs seems to come not from the passions he feels in his heart, but what he deciphers in his head. He takes a topic that might have great emotional meaning but pres ents it in a calculated arrangement. (Grade: B-) k —Thomas Phillips i '%*'*X»**, Out of Aggie Bucks? Remember to Refill your Agg\e Bucks account during Registration as one of your fee options. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS :apacity busiaev:: ical is not quite [Ik re in the show, Hie d since its omul its has slacken; Guvs and Bold Monday. He^ EASTWOOD lastwood’s tree no leoous Butii Jonger the biggest m a band, it’sanocl ' are listeningto l SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It prob- iblydid not make his day. Clint Eastwood, who used to own fhat was believed to be the iation’s largest known hardwood fee, lost that distinction last week when a new | O hampion bluegum eucalyptus was discovered in 'etrolia, roughly 200 miles north of Eastwood's larmel home. I ^ astwo °d s bluegum eucalyptus took first place n the official National Register of Big Trees in 2000. The registry is revised every two years. “We can only hope that ‘the rookie' tree that committed this 'true crime' for 'absolute power’ does not go ‘unforgiven,American Forest maga zine said, playfully referring to several of Eastwood’s movie titles. The new champion is nearly 49 feet around and Ml feet tall, with a 126-foot crown. That gives it a total of 759 on American Forest’s scale, itma,TI, nfcZ ^ng Eastwood’s 629-point tree. seen on PBS. The he replacement cas »tar was recovenits the show, erious than Lanes. ' said Ali« erformancc star of ilii the Cal i EdStwood, named last year to the California Parks and Recreation Commission, could not be reached for comment. Maya Angelou speaks to Dartmouth students HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Poet and author Maya Angelou apologized to Dartmouth College students on behalf of her generation for “handing you a world so full of hate.” But as the keynote speaker at celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the school’s Tucker Foundation, Angelou said Dartmouth students are “the best we have" and that they have the potential to change the world. “Each of you, each student, has the possibility ... of becoming rainbows for those who are yet to come,” Angelou said Friday night. Angelou recited several poems during her speech, including “Sympathy” and “Little Brown Baby" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, “Letter to My Sister” by Anne Spencer and one of her own, “Seven Women’s Blessed Assurance.” Angelou, who also wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” said she credits poetry as playing a cen tral role in the survival and success of blacks in the United States. •1 In? 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