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Thursday July 6,2000 Volume 102, Issue 5 Emerald Disneyland: It’s great to be a kid. again Jonathan Allen Emerald Tomorrowiand has recently been renovated and contains among other things, Star Tours, Space Mountain and a new, smooth-as-they-come roller coaster, Rocket Rods. ■ Spending Indepenedce Day in the Magic Kingdom evokes a sense of wonder and nostalgia for big kids By Jonathan Allen Oregon Daily Emerald From infants to adults, Dis neyland has something for everyone. We’ve all heard at least something about the fantasy lancl in Anaheim, Calif., and many of us have even had the op portunity to escape for a day and play pretend in a land that makes imagination a reality. I was lucky enough to spend a day there over the July 4 week end, so I thought I’d give you all the opportunity to live vicari ously through me. The highlight of a visit to Dis neyland is different for everyone, but for me, it was definitely the opportunity to act like a 5-year old for a day and not worry about looking foolish or not acting like a mature adult. There is no way I would have been able to let go like this — in ’60s revival sounds resonate throughout Scottish album ■ Belle & Sebastian rev up the retro melodies with their latest,‘Fold Your Hands Child...' By Rory Carroll Oregon Daily Emerald Glasgow, Scotland, never had a summer of love. But if the fourth album from its beloved Belle & Sebastian, “Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant,” is any indication of things to come, Glasgow might soon be the place to go donning flowers in your hair. The feel-good, retro-pop music of the eight piece en semble is led by frontman Stuart Murdoch’s focused, seemingly effortless song writing skills. From the Byrds-like open er “I Fought in a War" to the sassy Wurlitzer riff of “Don't Leave the Light On, Baby,” Murdoch's dead pan voice and potent lyrics permeate the entire record. The instrumental bliss is, however, a deceptive facade. The somber number, “The Chalet Lines,” is a haunting tale of rape. The delicate de livery and piercing lyrics combine to make this song an instant classic. “Family Tree” is a Mur doch composition sung by Isobel Campbell about being kicked out of school and pokes fun at academic delin quents. Belle & Sebastian’s scholastic pursuits are summed up when Campbell sings, “We do chemistry, bi ology and math/I want poet ry and music and some laughs/and I don’t think it’s an awful lot to ask.” Other Belle & Sebastian numbers include the most 60s sounding song on the record (and that is saying a lot), “The Wrong Girl” writ ten by Stevie Jackson. Camp bell's “Beyond the Sunrise” is a sub-par effort, but the al bum quickly rebounds with Sarah Martin's lovely “Wait ing for the Moon to Rise.” Other highlights include Murdoch's hilarious pop song “The Model" about a "Girl next door who’s famous for showing her chest. ” The orchestral arrange ments mixed with Nick Drake-inspired melodies make this album a very ad dictive listening experience. One listen in a record store might be enough to make be lievers out of those new to Belle & Sebastian. Under their pop sensibilities lies a brooding, tortured intellec tual mind that will likely keep the hippies at bay and keep Glasgow with the same collective disposition as Seattle in the winter. Icxy lUfafucr • exotic dances • lingerie modeling • striptease • bachelor parties &UI ‘De&Otee 4 “Z\ea*tL tfaU, Eugene’s Newest & Hottest in Adult Entertainment 541-431-7065 .Open 24 hours ^discreet & confidential fact, I was petrified about going when I found out it was in my family’s plans for the weekend — without the presence of my 30-year-old sister. I’d always thought she was kind of '• 4 ':(® Reporter’s NOTEBOOK the quiet genius type, but the sec ond we walked through the gates she dropped her guard and ran clapping and screaming into the land of fantasy. If she and I can stop being serious for one day, let go and enjoy life with the kind of freedom that only a child understands, then trust me, any one can do it. Okay, here’s the lowdown on the actual amusement park com plete with my favorite rides. Feel free to disagree and let me know about it. The coolest ride is definitely Star Tours. As you walk through the 45-minute line, you’re actu ally passing through an inter galactic airport, making your way to the terminal for a flight to the Moon of Endor. When you finally reach your spacecraft, you board a rectangu lar room with six rows of seats. The room doesn’t actually move anywhere, but it certainly shakes around quite a bit. This is a plus for those like me who aren’t com pletely excited by crazy roller coasters that force you to question whether you’ll survive your trip. Star Tours is awesome be cause — like everything in Dis neyland — you don’t need to go very far to experience light years of travel. A huge screen takes you on an virtual journey, placing you directly in several scenes from the Star Wars movies. Several Disneyland connois seurs would probably be irate if I didn’t at least put Space Moun tain second on the list. It was the first ride my stster wanted to go on, and it is definitely an awe some way to start the day—espe cially because the line is excruci atingly long as the day wears on. It’s basically the roller coaster of all roller coasters, sending you Turn to Disneyland, page 8 {{Even if you hate dropping your guard or you think Dis ney is brain washing our children, you have to admit that its pretty nice to stop being so seriousfor one day and enjoy being a kid with an imagination again. 44 Fair Fanatics Silverman has attended several Fairs. Will you be there this year? 31st Annual Country Fair Friday-Sunday -Fair hours are from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. -LTD shuttle service to Fair will start at 10:00 a.m. each day -Shuttles are free with OCF ticket OCF Reminders: - No ticket sales at the Fair site - No shirt, no shoes, no LTD bus ride -Parking at the fair site will cost $5 per vehicle per day Ticket Prices: -Advance: $10 for Friday and Sunday, $15 for Saturday. - Day of: $12 Friday and Sunday, $17 for Saturday. source: LTD and OCF rji Musique Gourmet Catering to the Discriminating Collector SALE through July 16th Save 20-30% CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA, BROADWAY & FILM SCORES ON COMPACT DISC In the Fifthpearl Building 343-9000 207 E. 5th Avenue (entrance on Pearl) OPEN 7 DAYS Free Parking S
