Oregon daily emerald., October 12, 2000, Page 7B, Image 19

is minutbi
talkin’ 'bout sadness
and the way life used to be
before it fell apart
and who knew?
only the man in the shadows
in hisash.overcoat
he said to me
strange, crazy words
told me ’bout a place called Sugars
where the ladies are so fine
where women wear no clothes
and dance like sparklin' wine
to a tune called Ecstasy
feelin’ good all the time
and you know
life turns on a dime
like the coin on your table spinnin’
round
— Ted Webb, graduate student
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Playhouse
continued from page 5B
string.
“The string is sort of symbolic of
communication between people, or
lack thereof,” Dussinger said.
The prints add another level of
depth to the production that goes
beyond previous boundaries in the
Pocket Playhouse.
The action of the play revolves
mostly around a party, with a series
of interjecting monologues by each
of the play’s characters.
Ben Hubert, who plays the char
acter Dax, has enjoyed the work
that he and the crew have done to
get to this point.
“The coolest thing about this
show is working with experienced
actors, people [who] know when to
get down to business,” Hubert said.
Elizabeth Flesh, cast as Sophy in
the production, enjoyed the un
orthodox methods that Martin used
to create and develop the play.
“I think that most of us as actors
want a career in film, so it’s cool
starting out with being filmed,” she
said. “Ben’s going to be a great film
director.”
“Spin the Bottle” plays tonight
and Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday
at 1 p.m. in the Pocket Playhouse in
Villard Hall. A $1 donation is sug
gested.
‘Strange Brew’
continued from page 5B
oblivious to the sinister machina
tions of reality, stumble through the
film causing havoc and drunken
mayhem. They also say some pretty
funny stuff.
“I’m getting whiplash from my
burps, eh.” — Doug McKenzie
“Geez, you’re real nice. If I didn’t
have puke breath, I’d kiss you.” —
Bob McKenzie
We do have a few bones to pick
with the film, such as the blatant
non-use of the song “Strange Brew,”
by Cream. Also, the fact that Cana
dian police cars are yellow bothers
us. We know that this isn’t the
movie’s fault, but dang it, we don’t
want to go to Canada and try and
hail a cab and get arrested instead.
Of course, if you drink enough
beer during the movie, not much of
that matters. So, in light of that, we
are giving this movie two ratings:
three stars for when you’re sober
and five for when you’re inebriated.
As a drinking college classic, we
would say that this ranks right up
there with the University’s very
own “Animal House.” This movie
is an excellent way to let the brain
decompress after a hard day of ac
tual thinking.
Mason West and Josh Ryneal are Pulse re
porters for the Emerald. Their views do
not necessarily reflect those of the paper.
Exchange
continued from page 3B
able,” he said, adding that a signifi
cant amount of his business is
through used music.
“Everything is worth something
to someone,” he said.
Customers seem to be pleased
with the store’s selection and
prices. Thomas Green, an unde
clared freshman, liked “all the dif
ferent kinds of media.”
“It’s cheap, and they have lots of
stuff,” he said. “I’ll come in looking
for something, and sometimes they
won’t have it, but usually I’ll walk
out with something I needed.”
Dan Turano, a freshman comput
er science major, said he found
great buys in the store’s black stick
er section, where all the CDs range
from $2.50 to a quarter.
“They’ve got unbeatable deals;
look at this here, an Aerosmith CD
for a buck,” he said. “I got Pearl
Jam’s ‘Ten’ here for $5. I mean,
where else are you going to find
that kind of price?”
Comedy
continued from page 2B
California, neither of them have
had trouble relating to national au
diences.
Birchmore, known as “The Oak
land Outlaw,” uses his biker per
sonality to entertain the crowd.
“My comedy is made for the
everyday person,” Birchmore said.
“I do comedy, not commentary.”
Birchmore was always the class
clown, but he didn’t start perform
ing professionally until he was 36.
“I was always worried that I was
going to do my dream and suck at
it,” Birchmore said. “Then my
dream would be gone.”
Marion, a veteran comedian of
26 years, has no inhibitions about
being on stage.
“When I’m on stage, I feel like
most people feel on their couches
relaxing,” Marion said. “I just feel
at home there.”
He has performed at various
places across the country, includ
ing MGM Grand Casino in Las Ve
gas. He has also graced television
with his presence on networks
such as Fox, Showtime and Come
dy Central.
On stage, he talks about the
everyday trials and tribulations
that everybody experiences.
“I talk a lot about men and
women and sex and dumb things
that people do,” Marion said.
The laughs start at 9 p.m. and last
until 11:30. There is a $6 cover
charge.
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