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THE WEEK IN ENTERTAINMENT
■ Thursday, April 19
4 p.m. — Riv-Ellen Prell, University of
Minnesota, discusses “Ghetto Girls,
Jewish Mothers, Princess Daughters:
The Issue of Gender for American
Jews” (lecture), 110 Law Center. Free.
8 p.m. — Magical Thursday with Don
ald Glaude (dj dance), WOW Hall, 291
W. Eighth Ave. $10 at the door.
8:30 p.m. — Mare Wakefield, Eileen
Hemphill-Haley, Carolyn Cruso, Cafe
Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway. $3.
■ Friday, April 20
7:30 p.m. — 4th Annual Christianity
and Arts Conference, Gutenberg Col
lege, 1883 University St. Through Sat
urday. $22 for entire conference, $5
for evening.
10 p.m. — Buckfast Superbee, Stark
Raving Naked (indie rock), John Hen
ry’s, 136 E. 11th Ave. $4.
■ Saturday, April 21
2 p.m. — Portland Gay Men’s Chorus:
“Spring Fever” (concert), Beall Con
cert Hall. Free.
9 p.m. — Jolly Mon, That 1 Guy (hard
rock), WOW Hall. $7.
10 p.m. — Mr. Rosewater (funk), Tay
lor’s Bar and Grill, 894 E. 13th St. $4.
■ Sunday, April 22
3 p.m.—The University Symphony;
Concerto Competition Concert (con
cert), Beall Concert Hall. $5 general,
$3 students
9 p.m. — Northwest Royal (hard
rock), John Henry’s. $3.
■ Monday, April 23
8 p.m. — Dance Africa Concert,
Dougherty Dance Theatre, Geriinger
Annex. Free.
8 p.m. — Simon Says, 007, The Start,
Unjust (rock), Wild Duck, 169 W. 6th
Ave. $7.
■ Tuesday, April 24
7 p.m.—Open mic. Cafe Paradiso.
Free.
7 p.m, —International film Series:
“To Live” (China), 112 Pacific. Free.
■ Wednesday, April 25
8 p.m.—Amy Ray&The Butchies,
Sarah Dougher (rock), WOW Hall. $10
advance, $12 at the door.
10 p.m. — iron Fist Crew-Dance Hall
Reggae (dance), John Henry’s. Free for
women, $2 men.
Dating
continued from page 9
Brock takes a very upfront tone
with his writing, pointing out in the
first paragraph that men are their
own problem. He even says that
there will be many women out there
who aren’t interested even if men
are doing things right. The point
that Brock continuously asserts is
that if you don’t try, you’ll never
know, and that is a worse failure
than rejection.
His little motivational phrase is:
“He who hesitates, masturbates.”
To succeed in the Brock school of
dating, one must be very meticulous.
He encourages readers to keep a
notebook of information in the book
and events from their social activi
ties. These can be gone over and ex
amined for successes and failures to
enforce and encourage learning. In
addition to external notes, there are
written exercises in the book after
each chapter to make the reader put a
personal grounding on the teachings.
Exercises include things such as
writing down three places that are al
ways good to take a date or reasons
to ask a late back to your place.
It is d for some (like myself) to
accept that men can be so cool and
calculating in their pursuit of
women. This is an issue of ethics, but
it is easy to get knocked off your
moral high-horse when Brock calls
you on something that you have
thought before: “When you first meet
a girl and you are introduced, be sure
to always look her in the eyes —
don’t look down at her chest in the
middle of saying hello! You can look
at her chest later when she is not
looking.” Guilty as charged.
When not looking at women,
Brock wants guys to look at them
selves. He spends the third chapter
having the reader examine his ap
pearance and determining what he
needs to do to change it. He tells
readers to buy new shoes more than
once a year and keep a wardrobe
that is in fashion.
However, he goes through this
physical metamorphosis too fast
and it is doubtful that it will have a
great impact on the reader. But one
good tip he comes up with is asking
women to buy cologne for him as
gifts. His logic: “Women know what
smells good to women.” This guy is
one cool puppy.
Money is an issue that is not
dealt with well in the book, as it is
only mentioned a few times. In
these choice moments, taste is eas
ily sacrificed for catchy phrases.
In less vulgar terms, guys (espe
cially college guys) can’t afford to
treat every date like it’s prom night.
When facing facts, the honest truth
is that effective dating is unavoid
ably expensive, so it becomes more
important to select who the re
sources are spent on. Brock says that
on a big first or second date, the man
should buy his date something to re
member the occasion, but he should
be sure that this girl is a strong
prospect for future romance —
whatever your definition is.
The best thing about this book is
that it is short. The information is
easily accessible and stays in your
head (it has something to do with
the rhyming phrases). It also
makes it easier to, as Brock sug
gests, re-read chapters. The conse
quence of the book’s brevity is that
it will not be enough to convince
many shy people to change their
dating habits. This book will most
benefit someone who is confident
in themselves as a person, but not
so confident in their interactions
with women. Also, the small size
of the book does not encourage
paying the $10 price for a paper
back.
The last problem with the book is •
that more men are shy in their teen
years, as Brock admits. But Brock
also admits that parts of his book are
inappropriate for underage readers.
The bottom line is that this book
has some good things to sal and
will help many guys who would
choose to read it. Also, the Cover
doesn’t make it look much like a
dating book so the embarrassment
factor of carrying it around will be
minimal.
The book will be officially re
leased May 1.
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