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[ London airPare & 5 nighds ad Asdor Hyde Park Hostel Prom Rome airPare & 5 nighds ad Youdh sdadion Hosdel Prom Paris airPare & 5 nighds ad Aloha Court Hosdel Prom Price3 include arr-Pane and accommodations Ail Plights out of Portland Taxes and applicable Pees hot included Itkin: Playing Saturday at John Henry's Continued from page 9 go do things (outside)." His inspiration often came while working jobs outside, including building decks, landscaping and house painting. Itkin also finds inspiration in other artists such as Bob Dylan, The Band the Rolling Stones, Gillian Welch am Wilco. He grew up with music and traded in his clarinet for a guitar when he was 13. He would listen to his father's records, including Dylan and the Beatles. "He had some amazing records," Itkin/ecalled. On the differences between New York and Oregon: "It's night and day. The trees are bigger. It's greener. It's just prettier—more open spaces, rivers and mountains." Before moving to Oregon, Itkin went to school in Pittsburgh. He was born and raised in Rochester, N.Y. Originally, he set out for Washington state, but moved to Portland and then to Eugene last September. "To make a long story short, (I movec here) because I like it," Itkin explained. The School of Journalism and Commu nication also drew him to Eugene. Since moving to Eugene, his favorite places to hang out include the Eugene Public Library for their CD collection, Sam Bond's Garage and various out door places. "I love going to Goodwill to find old records," Itkin said. Onthe Eugene music scene he said, "I think it's really cool. There are a lot of talented people here." He says Eugeneans — whom he describes as "socially conscious" people — have had a positive reac tion to his music. His favorite local bands include Saltlick, Dan Jones and the Squids, The , Conjugal Visitors and The Quick and i Easy Boys. He also enjoys Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags, who he used to play with in Portland. Although he digs the Eugene mu sic scene, he sometimes finds trou ble collecting his dues. "It's sort of easy to get gigs here, but hard to get compensation. I'll be lucky to get a sandwich," he said. Itkin also battles finding time be tween class and the guitar. "Finding time is extremely difficult," he said. The journalism major just landed a radio news position, but continues to make playing the guitar a priority. Instead of going out on the week end, he plays his guitar at home. "It costs a lot of money to drink in a bar," Itkin said. All that practice resulted in a first al bum with an intimate, mellow feel. "(It's) kind of a car ride album, not a party album," Itkin stated. The CD, produced by Jason Robbins, was recorded with a simple setup in stead of a full band. Itkin found the process time con suming, spending up to eight hours on one song. "Recording (the album) is a lot hard er than writing," Itkin said. For him, writing is a compulsive habit no matter where he is. "I write a lot of music in class. I wrote a song in a graphic communica tions class," Itkin said. During the class, he saw a photo of Dorothea Dix in a class sideshowthat inspired him to write "All The Way To California," the first track on the album. He writes so much that he has a box filled with lyrics. He said he sometimes loses the papers and gets frustrated, but finds that if he later remembers the lyrics, it stands as a quality test "If I can remember (the lyrics), it works well," he said. Itkin isn't sure where he will be in the coming years. He said that he could be come a journalist or a musician. "Maybe both; either or," he said. He would like to put more effort into becoming a full-time musician and is considering going on tour after gradua tion. "It'd be greatto kick it up a notch," he said. However, he admitted that success would depend somewhat on luck. "It's kind of a pipe dream. Hell, I'll take whatever I can get," he said. Itkin will be playing songs off his new album this Saturday at John Henry's with his band The Admonitions. "I think it will be rockin' with the full band," he said. To purchase Itkin's CD or find out more information, visit www.jonitkin.com. tdavis@dailyemerald.com I[ Night Life & Dining Guide ] On stands Wednesday! Oregon Daily Emerald The independent campus newspaper for the University of Oregon