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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1982)
Jonathan Siegle fmelines.. . Poor quiche It’s become quite symbolic lately Real men don't eat it. Social critics use it and white wine to label a whole social 'set' Tacky little restaurants have become quiche joints Why pick on poor quiche? Because it's pretentious. It's what's expected it you want to be nouveau bourgeois You nibble a little quiche and murmer quiet platitudes If you want to be at all literary, it's an absolute must There is hope, however For those of you who do like a good book, a fine play or classical music but prefer to wash it down with a taco and a little Mad Dog, this exposition is for you It's called Guiltv Pleasures and I've wanted to write it a Digression: There's as much art in a boxing match as in an opera, if you know how to look at it Ah, boxing! Now there's a true guilty pleasure. Two guys beating the crap out of one another for money And amateurs do it for fun. Art is where you find it There's only one criterion: either it's well done, or it's poorly done Good and bad is a personal value judgment There is good country music, and bad country music Good TV and bad TV Good junk food and bad junk food Good or bad is based on execution, sincerity and/or style Taste doesn't count long, long time. Burt Reynolds movies Pepperoni pizza Road Runner cartoons. Country music. Spiderman comics Big Macs Baseball. I love 'em all Picture this: You're at a white wine and quiche set sip and-nibble party and some fellow lets out a hollow belch Heads turn. "Burt Reynolds," he says, "is a fine American " Heads turn away *”i lei i yuu you're supposed to like certain styles, dislike others When you're punk, the same rules apply Ditto C & W A plea: The aesthetic is a human trait alone Find it wherever you choose When you do, roll in it Rub it over your face and chest. Cuddle it. Love it Kiss it. Share it, but don't push it. maw fool a« uni i rtn The case against Burt Reynolds: He's Southern He's cute He played football He can't act. The case for Burt Reynolds: He's Southern He's cute He played football He can't act The white wine and quiche folks don't like things Southern — too crude They don't like football — too violent And they don't like cute They're pretty judgmental, these folks And course or Burt don't eat quiche. I'll betcha about his. and you don’t want to have to fight over it. Or perhaps you do It doesn't matter Enjoy your guilty pleasures When your roommate says "You're eating ?!" say “yup,” smile sweetly and continue When he or she gives you that disgusted look, remember your roommate has guilty pleasures too Enjoy that fact Debbi Roberts/Film Serious films dominate season New films are coming in a big way So far. it's a pretty serious season Only a few comedies lighten the holidays, including The Missionary. Michael Palin of Monty Python plays a good natured minister whose flock is 28 "fallen women." Set in Edwardian England, the film also stars Maggie Smith as a "very rich lady" who shares the minister s obsession with fertili ty symbols "The Missionary" tells the tale of a man and his mission, when men were men, ladies were ladies and butlers were people in black coats who sometimes knew their way around the house The tale of a man with a completely different mission is told in the life story of Ghandi. 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