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Sequined, shakin’ Red Elvises rock Eugene The Red Elvises rocked the WOW Hall last Thursday with their 'Siberian Surf Rock.’ T.H.I.N.K Trivia 9 tPwwts 9 Irish Pub !c 295 Hwy. 99 North ^ ^ Starts Thursdays 8:00 pm g • Win Prizes • Win Irish Bucks *1 off any item 4ft* j at O’Donnell’s ; 1 coupon per person -1 009393 TOP TEN REASONS TO GO TO THE BLUE HEN CAFE 10. Big portions 9. You hunger for the goodness of the hen. 8. Your significant other wants somewhere nice but you don’t want to spend a lot. 7. The basketball team partied there. Can I get a whoop whoop? 6. Huge biscuits, and I mean huge. 5. Blue cups. Has the world gone mad? 4. Free appetizers at Happy Hour. 3. The bartenders are so nice it’s scary. 2. Because you’re good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, you’re hungry. 1. 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The hometown boy gave his family and fans a great show as he sang the final encore, “Play That Funky Music.” The crowd went nuts. But Avi didn’t steal the spot light - all four of the band mem bers are hams. Igor Yuzov, guitar player and vocalist, provided most of the dancing for the evening. His melodrama in the emotional songs swayed the crowd along with laughs while Zhenya Kolykhanov, lead gui tar/vocals, kept the guitar solos in good stock with lots of hip gyra tions and sassy looks. Bernov was the easiest one to see with his cherry-red hair and giant Balalayka, the traditional name for his triangle-shaped, three-string bass. He also provid ed most of the comic relief. Just before the band began playing, he told everyone to raise their arms and make the “hardcore” hand sign. Then he told us to take away the pinky. Left with an index fin ger pointed to the sky, Bernov be gan to do the “Staying Alive” dance. “The index finger,” Bernov pro claimed. “The most important part of your body.” This proved true as the audi ence repeated the motion twice later in the concert to “Everybody Disco” (like boys in San Francis co), and “Closet Disco Dancer.” The latter song was the first en core, and when the band started playing Igor came running on stage in a full silver-sequin suit. The crowd cheered for them and moved their index fingers in and out, trying to weave some imagi nary basket. “This is a show,” said Sills. “You get your money’s worth at our show.” In a short interview with the band, Sills spoke about where the band is headed. “This band is going all the way,” he said. And it sure looks like it. They have appeared in four movies, in cluding “Six String Samurai,” performed on the TV show Mel rose Place, released six CDs in four years and have been in a Kit Kat commercial. The audience showcased a range of ages, demonstrating the Red Elvises’ broad appeal. Even local campus celebrity Frog showed up, making it a real party. Giving everything to please the crowd, the Elvises swung their guitars in unison, got the audi ence clapping along, shook their rears for all to see, and even pulled some enthusiastic fans up onstage to dance. A concert by the Red Elvises is not one to be missed, should the opportunity present itself again. Sills said that the band hopes be back in Eugene in a few months. Friends not always good roomies Dear Harlan, They say friends don’t always make the best roommates. About 6 months ago, a friend of mine broke up with his girlfriend and needed a place to live. My boyfriend and I had known him about 2 years and liked him a lot, so we decided to let him move in with us. It became clear after a few months that our friend had prob lems. He is 32 years old, but be haves like his own inner child, badly in need of a parenting fig ure to curb his chronic messiness, irresponsibility with money, poor time management, emotional in sensitivity and deep insecurity. We’ve tried talking to him to try to inspire him to get his act to gether, with little success. Now, he’s failing to pay bills on time, bouncing rent checks and becoming generally unreliable as a roommate. I want to be a good friend to my roommate, but being so close to his neurosis and his bad lifestyle habits is causing me distress. It feels like he is taking advantage of my friendship. What can I do to make this situ ation better for everyone in volved? - Frustrated but Concerned Dear Frustrated, Make sure he takes the trash out with him on his way out the door. Sometimes being a true friend means being honest with the guy. I say two more weeks and that’s enough. It’s bad enough you have to share his dirty clothes and poor hygiene, but you shouldn’t be re sponsible for his emotional prob lems. He’s not paying rent or pay ing his bills and not doing the bare minimum to have any right to share a living space with you. Things aren’t working out. so ei ther you and your boyfriend goes or he goes. Considering he’s the one not paying rent, he should probably be the one to go first. Dear Harlan, My friend and I both like the same guy, but this is no ordinary crush. IVe both feel like he’s the guy that we’ve liked most out of all the guys that we’ve liked. Be sides, we’ve liked the same guys before and that was actual ly pretty funny. But this time, it’s com pletely dif ferent. We both know that the situation has a lot of potential to become very ugly. We realize that our friendship is more important, but we REALLY like this guy. What should we do? - Ugly situation Dear Ugly, If you can’t do an every-other day kind of rotation then do a no day rotation. If letting him choose the girl is n’t an option, then opt for no one to see him. Your friendship is way too valuable to waste on some guy. You or your friend will only date him for a few months. You or her will just break-up and then you’ll be left with no one to wipe away the other one’s tears. You and your friend need to talk it out and come to some happy compromise before things get ugly. Honestly, it’s hard for me not to question a friendship where jeal ousy could so easily rip something so powerful apart. You should be happy for her and she should be happy for you. This whole situa tion might say more about your friendship then it does about which of you gets the guy. Dear Harlan: I am a 20-year-old student. Lately, I've become close to a guy I met at school. He always wants me to get together with him and study which is a great idea be cause I really like him and I get to spend time with him. Does this mean that he likes me? If so, should I ask him out? Thanks for your help! - Confused Ask _ Harlan Dear Confused: Either he's having a horribly hard time grasping the material or he's having a horribly hard time trying not to grasp you every time you sit next to him to study. My guess is he likes studying your smile, studying your eyes and studying your flowery smelling hair and rose perfume every time you turn your head and unintentionally offer him a whiff. There's no reason to be confused. Chances are, he likes you, so stop wasting time. It's exam season, and that means it's time to make your pass. Now, go study. Dear Harlan: A few weeks ago I went to a party and drank way too much. I ended up sleeping with a guy I’ve only known for three weeks. I re member telling him I had a boyfriend, but I don’t remember anything after that. I don’t even know if we used a condom. My boyfriend asked me if I cheated on him, but I lied and said “No.” I feel terrible because of the whole situation. I also think I’m pregnant, because my period is two weeks late and it is never irregular. If I am, then I will get an abortion. My question is should I tell my boyfriend about this or should I just forget about it? — Full of Regret Dear Full of Regret: Yes, tell your boyfriend. Now, it’s my turn to ask you my ques tions. How could you get so drunk you have unsafe sex with a stranger? Do you understand how emotional having an abor tion can be? Why can’t you ask this guy if he used a condom? When are you getting help for your drinking problem? Please write back with an swers... Harlan is not a licensed psychologist, therapist or physician, but he is a li censed driver. Write Help Me, Harlan! through theWeb at www.helpmehar lan.com. All letters submitted become property of the column.
