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hawk County" is prob-
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tof protest." It was
lor Joanne McDaniel,
'sentenced to life im-
ot in a Turkish jail
for allegedly trying to smuggle
hashish across the Turkish bord
er.
. "It is also a song for those
away from Oregon who want to
come home," Coleman said.
Oregon is a familiar sight to
Coleman and guitar- playing part
ner David Higginbotham.
Higginbotham was also a
member of "Blackhawk County."
Both Coleman and Higginbotham
grew up in Woodburn and grad
uated from
Woodburn High
School.
Coleman, a singer, guitarist
and lyric writer, has performed
off and on for 12 years, in
eluding four years with "Black
hawk County" and one and
one-half years as a solo act.
While performing at the Col
lege, Coleman played songs by
Jimmy Buffet, Marshall Tucker
Band, John Prine, Del Shannon/
Billy Joel and Hank Williams.
All the tunes incorporated Cole
man and Higginbotham's own
personalized touch—the voice
and guitar were done with feel
ing and emphasis.
While Coleman sang, he seem
ed to project the mood of each
song—mellow or loud. Feeling
came through as he sang "I
Think I Love You, I Think I'll
Stay."
As Coleman sang and played
his folk guitar, Higginbotham
accompanied him on an electric
guitar.
The audience seemed to like
Coleman's version of "Hey Good
Looking" by the country/western
great.
Hank Williams. During
this song, the duo did a lot of
good guitar strumming and pick
ing. It was great, although a
student came out of a classroom
across the hall and said she
couldn't hear the instructor. Cole
man suggested they come out and
listen.
"I really did like Clackamas
except for the lady who told me
to turn it down. I still think they
should have brought the class
out here," Coleman said.
'I like singing for colleges
better than lounges and bars.
I'm able to use a wide variety
because they (the students) are
more open," Coleman said.
Coleman and Higginbotham
will be playing at the Monitor
Inn, in Monitor every Friday and
Saturday throughout April. They
also play at weddings, lounges
and various "gigs."
Hoedown to feature Dr. Corn
lie Thacker
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to have a low tolerance
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it is a Crafts fair in
CC Mall today from
to 3 p.m.
Bert will be presented
Mem dance students
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Hl women artists will
paying their work in
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May.
pty of foot-stomping
and beer will be at the
M March 11 at the
IArena in Molalla.
I® for students is $1
Ml is $1.50.
’College's concert band
pber choir will pre-
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pi3 p.m in the Mall,
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EAdmission is free.
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^Community College
Their style is country rock
or "okie finger pickin' "as it's
called by some, and they will be
demonstrating it as a hoedown,
sponsored by Associated Student
Government, at the Bar 88 Arena
southeast of Molalla Saturday,
March 11 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Dr. Corn plays Beatles.' tunes,
rock 'n' roll and even jazz, all
with a bluegrass flavor.
According to Stew Dodge,
manager of the group, this di
versity. is necessary for survival.
"It's fun too, we do a lot of
crowds that aren't strictly blue
grass," he said, "so we let them
hear something they're used to -
only we do it our style."
The ability to appeal to a
large variety of music lovers has
made Dr. Corn's a well-known,
successful band in the seven
years it's, been together. The
band's own personal style has
contributed to this popularity.
"We don't wear cowboy hats
and talk like we're from Tenn
essee," Dodge said. "We leave
that to the rest of the blue
grass bands. We don't even tell
Grand Old Opry jokes. We tell
Polish jokes -- we're not proud."
The band can be heard at
taverns in Portland, college con
certs and bluegrass
festivals
throughout the state, like the
Blitz Bluegrass Festival to be
held in Eugene in April.
They also played at the ASG
sponsored hoedown held last
year at the Bar 88.
"It (the hoedown) was very
much of a success last time,"
Dodge said. "College crowds are
a little more up our alley."
He also said that he is looking
.forward to the diverse crowd of
cowboys, loggers and students
that came last year.
Last year's dance attracted
between 600 and 700 people
according to Jim Roberts, stu
dent activities director.
"It was the only program that
made money for student govern
ment last year," Roberts said.
"Many of them broke even but
this one made money."
Roberts attributed this to
the fact that Dr. Corn's Blue
grass Remedy is a well-known
group and to the presence of the
beer-garden, sponsored by the
Oregon City Jaycees.
Since beer is being served
again and there has been more
publicity, ASG is expecting an
even, bigger crowd this year,
Roberts said.
Dr. Corn's Bluegrass Remedy
does play some traditional blue
grass music. Some of the songs
that crowds request most often
are the "Orange Blossom Spe
cial,"- "Great Balls of Fire" and
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown."
"We 7a I so do some real tra
ditional stuff like fiddle tunes
and 'Alabama Jubilee'," Dodge
said.
The name. Dr. Corn's Blue
grass Remedy, is a combination
of all’ the aspects of the music
played by band members Jim
Seafeldt, Jim Mills, John Hillison
David Brown and Dodge.
"We combined bluegrass, corn
liquor, medicine shows and good
times and humor," said Dodge.
"We wanted it to have a happy,
good time conotation,."
Tickets for this years hoe
down will- be $1 for CCC stud
dents and $1.50 for others and
they will be available at the door.
Although identification must be
presented to enter the beer
garden, one need not be 21 to at
tend the hoedown.
David Higginbotham (left) and Bill Coleman (right) performed
a wide variety of songs for the College students and staff March 1.
The noon concert was presented by Associated Student Government
and enjoyed by all.
——- ------- In Review------------------
Man finds reality in tree
By Marlene Clark
Of The Print
The College's winter pro
duction, "Halfway Up the
Tree," was a play with a lot
of deep meaning and required
some thought to really grasp
what was being said.
The first act seemed to
drag, but the second one
picked up and the third was a
"charm".
I didn't see the,General
(the main character) as a man
having trouble coping with
his family's problems, after
being on duty overseas for
years, but as a man with un
derstanding trying to step
out of the military role. The
part was well performed by
David Wilkes.
His change
from the stuffy general to a
"Hippie" was excellent.
Lady Fitzbuttress, played
by Ann Rindal, was supposed
to be the ding-bat wife, but
1 didn't see her as a "ding
bat." "Halfway Up the Tree"
was Rindal's first theatre ex
perience and she performed
well.
Donna DeLay was excel
lent as Judy, the daughter.
She changed from the preg
nant, unmarried young girl to
a’ mother' and
then to a
woman about to marry a man
who supposedly fathered the
child.1 She went through the
stages very naturally-in a true
stages very naturally—in a
true-to-life way.
Robert, played by Rick
Albrecht, was a difficult char
acter.
He changed from a
mellow, but outspoken, hip
pie,.to a man with short hair
about to take on the re
sponsibilities of husband and
father.
David Klint had a minor
role with a lot of importance.
He played Basil, the young
man about to marry Judy,
although he knows he is not
the father of her child. Klint
played the part of the stuffy-
straight
athlete-Cub Scout
Master determined to straigh
ten Judy out to a tee. ■
The Vicar' was superbly
played by Joe Mike Woods.
The crazy walk and expres
sions of shock and bewilder
ment were well done.
Tiny Was a rather unusual
character to have to portray,
but Rick Coleman was good
in the role.
I believe in saving the best
for last. Diana Bauer, who
played Helga, had the most
difficult task in portraying a
foreigner, but she maintained
an accent throughout
the
play. Bauer played her ac
tions with feeling, and was
easily transformed into Helga,
the househelper.
The acting wasn't the only
good part of the play. The
stage and construction crew
did a terrific job in doing the
setting.
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