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- His Greatest Film Never
Made," The Hollywood
Reporter reported Tuesday.
"Napoleon interested
Stanley very much because
here was a man with a
huge talent and tremen
dous charisma who in the
end failed only because of
his emotions and vanity,"
Harlan said.
Kubrick, who died at 70 in
March 1999, was obsessed
with the project for 30
years, collecting a library of
about 18,000 books about
the French leader and
studying minute details of
his life.
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chronicled Napoleon from
birth to death, Harlan said,
and the director assembled a
script and thousands of loca
tion photographs while
preparing for the film as a fol
low-up to his 1968 sci-fi epic
"2001; A Space Odyssey."
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"Waterloo," starring Rod
Steiger as Napoleon in the
days before the title battle,
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tenor
Luciano Pavarotti has
picked a date to sing his
last note — on his 70th
birthday, Oct. 12, 2005.
He told Connie Chung
that he would be busy for
two or three more years
and then would retire. He
said he would not sing
again, "not even when I'm
taking the shower."
The Italian opera star is
also known for his con
certs with fellow luminar
ies Placido Domingo and
Jose Carreras, billed as the
Three Tenors.
Liquid Youth gets Warped
Upcoming band continues its climb in the music industry by
making third appearance on Vans Warped Tour
By Lycia Shrum
THE BATTALION
The stereotypical qualifications which deem you a
rock star: a platinum selling album, headlining your
own arena tour, groupies (enough said) and the jack
pot, signing to a major record label.
So if this grants a band the label “rock star,” then
how do you classify a band who has sold nearly 1,000
records without major label support, fans who inhale
the music like an addictive narcotic, shows in which
hundreds of kids survive being wedged in a local club
shoulder to shoulder? Quasi-rock stars maybe?
About 70 miles down the road, in a little town
called Tomball, are one of these on-the-verge bands,
known as Liquid Youth. Kody Kuehn, lead
vocals/guitar; Jason Paluska, lead guitar/vocals; Phil
Hodges bass; and Justin Koepp, drums, seem to have
found that elusive chemistry, that new bands often
pray, beg, plead and hope for.
This chemistry, or “quan,” as Kuehn once called it,
was not easy to come by; sacrifices had to be made.
One such sacrifice for Liquid Youth was the plague of
a long distance relationship. The fact that Kuehn
attends Texas A&M while his counterparts still reside
in the Tomball area, doesn’t exactly make it easy for
commitments such as practice, performing and
recording. Kuehn said it’s really hard keeping every
one focused and in the same mind frame when each
of them are either working or going to school. Kuehn
and the rest of the band’s frustrations are numerous
when trying to deal with only one practice each week.
“It’s hard to present all of the new stuff in one
day,” Kuehn said. “It gets frustrating, but you just
keep plugging on. Making it up the music chain takes
a long time. Never an overnight deal.”
Not to mention the fact that the band members
waived desires to disperse across the United States
after graduating high school.
“We all stuck around to play when we each had
ideas to split across the United States to different
places for school,” Kuehn said. “I’m the only one
who is close to graduating and 1 don’t plan on taking
off anywhere unless it’s for music. I think we have a
good thing and we might as well run with it. It could
be the only chance we ever get at it.”
With half of the band in school and the other half
holding down a job, Kuehn said the band as a whole
has no intentions of having nine-to-five, Middletown,
America, jobs.
“Those jobs may be honest, but it’s not what we
want to do,” Kuehn said. “We just want to play, sell
CDs, tour and all that goes along with it.”
So Liquid Youth can check “play and sell CDs” off
their to-do list and move on to the next, which would be
touring. Though the band has yet to score a spot as the
opener for a Deftones or Silverchair tour, it seems to be
taking all the necessary steps in the right direction.
In 2000, Liquid Youth entered the Ernie Ball Vans
Warped Tour Battle of the Bands contest, which
would secure the winners a spot on the Houston stop
of the Warped Tour.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLAR FLARE RECORD'S MANAGEMENT
Liquid Youth members from left are, Justin Koepp, drums; Jason Paluska, lead guitar/vocals; Kody Kuehn, lead vocals/guitar;
and Phil Hodges, bass are scheduled to appear on the Vans Warped Tour, Saturday, June 29, 2002.
Liquid Youth apparently had a sound that appealed feel appreciated.
to the masses, because not only did the band earn a
spot on the tour in 2000, but also in 2001 and again
this year which will be held June 29. This time
around, the boys of Liquid Youth may be starting to
experience feelings of deja vu.
For those not familiar with The Vans Warped Tour,
it is one of the infamous summer tours that can be cru
cial for up-and-coming bands on the cusp of breaking
into the mainstream. Not to mention a chance to play
alongside bands like New Found Glory, Bad Religion
and Thursday. Warped Tour draws fans in who antici
pate seeing these headlining bands, but often find
themselves indulging in bands on the smaller stages,
leaving them with a new-found addiction.
“We didn’t think that anyone would be watching
for us little up-and-coming bands when the main
attraction were these huge touring bands,” Kuehn
said. “But it was the first time I really felt like I
accomplished anything musically, and we were final
ly getting recognition for what we do.”
For some, the Liquid Youth addiction is already
familiar territory. The band has been successful in the
Houston scene at attracting hoards of kids to show
after show. Kuehn said it is the fans who are impor
tant factors in the feeling of accomplishment. The
fans, who make it a point to see the guys live while
singing their Liquid Youth lovin’ little hearts out at
the shows, are really the ones that can make the band
As the kids are taking time to make a connection
with the band, the band is unconsciously pulling the
kids heartstrings as well. Kuehn recalled a time when
one fan made a special request to hear their song
“Faye,” which had helped him through a tough break
up. Aside from the bands ability to provide therapy
through their songs, Kuehn emphasized the message
Liquid Youth brings is positive, which provides a bal
ance for the band’s more aggressive sounds.
“Everyone is f—d up in their own little ways,”
Kuehn said. “We may not like to be flawed, but it’s
just accepting the fact that you’re not perfect. But at
the same time, not to use that as a crutch for every
wrong you do.”
Whether or not every kid is taking that message
home with them, it’s no doubt the kids and the band
are making some sort of connection.
“To me, the most rad thing I see when we play is the
die-hard kids who come to all the shows and know all
the words to every song,” Kuehn said. “These kids have
seen us at our worst and at our very best. Those are the
kids that really take the time to tap into our lives.”
Achievements are plenty for Liquid Youth, and the
end is nowhere in sight.
With Warped Tour being one of Liquid Youth’s
most tangible accomplishments, it inevitably may be
a milestone in the band’s journey to becoming a com
modity in the competitive music industry.
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