Entertainment
Mr. & Ms. Legs
King and Queen of lower limbs chosen
Thad Kreisher
Entertainment Editor
The scene was tense Mon
day in the Community Center
as droves of flesh-hungry col
lege students anxiously
awaited the opening of the
1986 Mr. and Ms. Legs contest
which kicked off ASG’s Sex
ual Awareness Week.
Backstage, the contestants
were nervous. All week long
legs were shaved, muscles ton
ed, and skin oiled in prepara
tion for the event.
Just who would be the king
and queen of lower limbs?
After the expose was over,
observers sat back and waited
for the announcement as to
who would emerge victorious.
After a short delay, the votes
were tallied and the winners
names presented.
In the men’s division, Layne
Nelson was chosen as Mr.
Legs, and in the women’s, the
top honors went to Donna
Nolander. Nelson was uncer
tain as to what exactly won
him the honor, but attributed
much of his success to his
Speedo swimsuit.
“It feels great,” said Nelson
of his ascension to the coveted
title of Mr. Legs.
Nolander’s reaction was
much the same as Nelson’s.
“Oh God! Great! Awesome!”
Fifties TV sit-coms
capture an era
Mr. and Ms. Legs “flesh fest” kicks off Sexual Awareness Week.
Photo by Juan Callahan
By Thad Kreisher
Entertainment Editor
Does anybody remember the fifties? That wild time of the
birth of rock-n-roll, the beginning of rebellion, and the death of
innocence is now a somewhat legendary era. On the surface
there was social conservatism and the American Dream.
Underneath there was a restless youth as portrayed by such
heros as James Dean and Elvis Presely.
Not only did this age leave us the legacy of rock and televi
sion, it also left us a most unusual historic text: the TV sit-com.
Through this media, the history of society in the fifties is im
mortalized in black and white. Although perhaps not the most
accurate record, it is probably the one that gives most of us born
in the sixties our image of that magic time.
Programs like “Father Knows Best” and “My Little Margie”
present to us a view of life during the “Golden Age of Televi
sion.” It was a time when you could buy a candy bar for a
nickel, a time when America was still innocent, so to speak.
These shows conjure up an image of a society of Beaver Cleavers
led by the all-knowing Ward Cleaver, television’s paternal spirit.
During this time, one of television’s favorite subjects was the
portrayal of the American family as it “really” existed, a trend
now returning to modern TV. Then, the picture of the American
family was very definite. According to our television archives,
the American family consisted of white, middle class persons.
Most often they lived in a white house with a picket fence
(sometimes a hedge) somewhere in suburbia. They had a two car
garage and two cars to go with it.
The father of our television family worked at an office and
was blessed with inhuman understanding and wisdom. This is
because his children, who there were always at least two of, were
near perfect. They did not rebel, they did not become involved
with rock-n-roll, and they did not acknowledge the existence of
the opposite sex until the age of eighteen. This, of course, is ex
cept for Wally Cleaver, who was an early bloomer at seventeen.
The 1950’s television mother did not have a career, nor did she
desire one. Instead, the entire female population, excluding
teachers and secretaries, consisted of homemakers expert in
cookie creation and meatloaf. She was a pillar of domestic
strength, and an expert in protocol. Any request for permission
from her was invariably answered with, “Go ask your father.”
Age of the big bands returns
By Thad Kreisher
Entertainment Editor
Cool jazz and blues was the
scene at the Jazz Night concert
Wednesday evening in the CC
Mall. The concert, featuring
the College’s instrumental jazz
ensemble, took place from 8
pm to 10 pm Feb. 5.
As usual, the ensemble
played to their normal stan
dard of excellence, performing
renditions of old jazz favorites
such as “West Side Story” by
jazz great Buddy Rich, and
“Tangerine.”
Further colored by the
smooth soloing of resident sax
and piano wizards, Russ Olson
and Chris Azor, the evening
performance proved to be one
of unforgettable jazz excite
ment.
The College’s instrumental
ensemble will perform next at
the Big Band Ball scheduled
for Friday, Mar. 7.
The Ball will feature a buf
fet dinner from 7:30 pm to
8:30 pm, followed by dancing
from 9 pm to midnight.
Tickets are priced at $14 for
singles, and $25 for couples,
and include both dinner and
the dance.
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