2B= THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ENTERTAINMENT
THURSDAY,APRIL4.2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (April 4).
Face something that has you slightly intimidated — or perhaps grossly intimidated. No pain, no gain, remember? Until you give it a try, you'll never know how good it feels to stop being afraid of the one thing that makes you anxious.
Here's the good news: You win
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 6. Don't get into a fight if you can help it. You may not agree that right or wrong depends on point of view, but you can see it's still important to find out the whole story.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is an 8. This isn't an easy day for most people. Two very powerful entities could clash. But you're in a good position, so watch what's going on, and act quickly when the time seems right.
Gemini (May21-June 21). Today is a 7. It's nice of your friend to offer advice, but you don't have to take it just because it's free. You have a better chance of finding the best deal through your own experience.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 7. They say opposites attract. Is that really true? You're the one who should know. If you let a bossy person think he or she is in control, you could get very lucky.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 7.
Your next lesson is about patience.
You want to be right the first time,
but that's unlikely now. Take other people's considerations into account in order to avoid delays.
You'll get there eventually.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 6.
There's definitely something standing between you and your objective.
Is it a lack of financing? Don't give up. Success is just beyond that.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 7.
Housework is not your favorite hobby, but this time it could be fun.
Decorate so that you can have important company over — maybe for the whole weekend.
Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.21). Today is a 7. Sort through your data and make a few changes. Have you been doing your job the hard way? If you find a better, easier method, don't be afraid to use it.
Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21). Today is a 7. Don't get silly and say the wrong thing at the wrong time to the wrong person. Protect your investment and keep your lip zipped, at least until the check clears.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 7. People show more interest in your opinions now, although they're still not following them very well. Be nice. You'll get better results.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 7. Check and double-check the information you receive. Something you hear or read contradicts an old belief. You pride yourself on being open-minded, so prove you are.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 7. Tempers may be short, and voices may rise. You can be a help, but don't get caught in the crossfire. Soothe the one who's hottest with gentle words of wisdom.
Explore homosexuality through open discussion
I had a couple of crushes and spent many hours obsessing about how it would feel to kiss a woman. Would it be different — would I? Would the world look differently viewed from a queer point of view?
I tried to be queer once — really tried.
I tried to answer my queer-related questions with drunken kisses and one uncomfortable makeout session. Finally I had to admit that I was a smashing heterosexual, but a really horrible queer.
Thinking about it I realized my woman-on- woman encounters were more for the excitement,
the novelty value or the arousal factor of certain males in the vicinity. My same-sex smoothing sessions were fun—but they were fun in a heterosexual way. It was the thrill of experimentation, a jolt of something different into my same old sexual routine, not the girl that I was after. And because I only locked lips with women seeking about the same experi-
women, being a hetero just felt boring and uninventive — especially in college.
Those who were a part of the queer world seemed different to my small-town-self, they seemed to understand things I didn't, to be a part of something I could never understand. I thought by just kissing a girl or two I could have a better vantage point into this alternate reality called queer, but it didn't quite work that way.
ence, a queer relationship was never considered.
While experimentation is always an interesting—and tantalizing—option for those interested in switching sexualities, no amount of lip service of
After chickening out of my only chance to do more than kiss another woman, I was forced to face my obvious heterosexuality.
It began with an innocent, third-grade crush on Joe McIntyre from the New Kids On The Block and went on from there to less innocent crushes on Brad Pitt and an older eighth-grade boy and, finally, to my first boyfriend.
Meghan Bainum mbainum@kansan.com
I never had to try to be straight — it just happened that way. I never had to be forced to like men — I was usually in trouble for liking them too much. There was no problem with this man-centered attraction system that made me attempt sexual stuff with
any kind can completely change your like of licking ladies into one of mouthing males — or vice versa.
In fact, talking, not kissing,
is the best way for those who
happen to be heterosexual
understand what it feels like
for those who happen to be
queer. Only then can a hetero-
sexual begin to understand
how it feels to be stared at on a date, or how it feels to be unable to marry the man or women you love. And, although there are differences between queer and straight, talking can also bring up some amazing similarities between the loves, losses and experiences had by many living the crazy college life.
Pride Week, a week to celebrate queers of all kinds, begins next Monday. Go to some of the events and, instead of staring and wondering what it is like to be queer, skip straight to the lip service and start asking questions. And, if you're really curious, a little kissing never hurts either.
Families should stick together in throes of embarrassment
Every sibling in my large family can be stereotyped into a personality.
My oldest sister Jenny is the stereotypical Bible thumper. She loves God, and she wants everyone to know it.
Next in line is my sister Barbie. Barbie, no joke, earns a living by modeling for erotic photos. That's right. She's a porn star.
Younger than me is my brother Shawn, a college student majoring in journalism. Next is Mike, a high school graduate who has since remained unemployed and still lives with my parents. Finally you have my little sister Kristen, the cheerleader/homecoming queen type who is still in high school.
Such a diverse mix makes
Such a diverse mix make interesting family reunions. Last time we were all together we were in Texas spending a day shopping. We finished it off with dinner.
While shopping, Barbie decided she wanted some discounts at Family Dollar so she switched UPC tags on a product. This lead to Jenny lecturing on how God did not admire such behavior.
have any tact? What was wrong with them? Then, on our way out, some lady said, "I'm glad the white trash is leaving."
That did it. Who did this witch think she was?
She didn't know me. She didn't know my family.
RELATIONSHIPS COLUMN
The calm, rational book nerd I usually am instantly transformed into a jerry Springer guest.
Later, at the Golden Corral, Barbie went through the line with her husband and paid for their meals. Jenny and her husband also ordered two meals for themselves, but nothing for their four children, yet their kids were still eating from the food bar.
"We're white trash, but you're the hag eating macaroni and cheese with her fingers from the Golden Corral all you-can-eat buffet!" I snapped.
Really, it was gross. She didn't even use a napkin to wipe her fingers.
This set loud-mouthed Barbie into a craze.
Jenny knew she was caught. Luckily for her, her husband had an answer.
The two continued in a yelling match until everyone in the Golden Corral had no choice but to watch. It ended with us hanging our heads and leaving.
But her tackiness is not the point. The point is familial relationships.
“What are you doing not paying for your kids to eat the buffet? What happened to your &*^$\* Christian principles?”
How could my sisters do this to me? Didn't they
"the Lord provides in mysterious ways" he said.
"This is $£48 btol$&$4. Bobby sounded Loudly."
James Manning
imanning@kansan.com
Very few, if any, will claim the sitcom Married...With Children was filled with many lessons. One theme on the show always prevailed, though, and that was the sense of loyalty to family.
to pay.
The Bundys, at times, did everything they could to tear each other down. If someone else messed with the family, however, there would be hell
The best episode of the show dealt with a traffic jam. The Bundys were in their car fighting, and someone yelled at them to shut up. They ultimately ended up kicking the other family's behinds.
They knew they had something special with their family. It was a relationship that defined who they were.
For every embarrassing moment, I can list two or three more where my family gave support, memories, or other positive attributes. Plus, no one is usually more honest than a family member.
So when my family embarrasses me now, I just smile. I know I'll still love the knuckleheads not too far in the future.
Manning is a Liberal communications graduate student.
CAMPANILE
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started taking lessons from the former carillonneur, Albert Gerkin, and when he retired, I applied for the job."
Berghout is giving carillon lessons to 16 students this semester. Dallas sophomore Ben Kirby began lessons in the fall of 2001.
"I like playing the bells because it's kind of fun and relaxing." Kirby said. "I played piano before, but this was my first experience with the carillon."
"People sit in the grassy areas surrounding Potter's Lake to listen," Berghout said.
Berghout also gives tours of the bell tower after every concert.
Berghout will give concerts every Sunday at 5 p.m. starting in April and Wednesdays at 7 p.m.beginning April 10.Music includes traditional church hymns,music written specifically for the bells and familiar KU songs such as "The Crimson and the Blue."
"I am also working on a CD of carillon music which has been several years in the making." Berghout said.
Berghout said she had plans of increasing the carillon's exposure on campus. She has been working with the music department to make a carillon major. Currently there is only the opportunity to take lessons.
Contact Brune at mbrune@kansan.com. This story was edited by Sarah Warren.
AMBITION
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guitar, a Moog synthesizer and a four-track recorder. *Dreamies*, the subsequent fruit of his reclusive laboris is a 50-minute, 2-song album that is a mosaic of sound, with chunks of '60s media relics, such as a news bulletin delivered when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, smattered amongst glacial keyboard dronings and Bill's gentle acoustic guitar strumming.
The melee of sound samplings and minimalist musical accompaniment demands the listener's full attention as an expressive document of the era's turbulence, or at least how a generation of us whose knowledge of it comes solely from TV reruns and repackaged nostalgia might imagine it.
- Innocence and Despair — Langley Schools Music Project, 2001.
In the mid-'70s, an amazingly hip band teacher in Langley, British Columbia, Hans Fenger, would conduct gigantic recording sessions in which he would gather all the students into the school gymnasium to record renditions of contemporary pop songs like "Band on the Run" and "Sweet Caroline."
Most notable for its novelty, Innocence and Despair does yield a couple of compelling, if not absolutely creepy, moments. Hearing what sounds like an army of fourth-graders caterwailing the lyrics to the Beach Boys "God Only Knows" is one of the most surreal moments caught on tape. Also, Fenger's tricked-out rendition of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" is garnished with cool atmospheric noise created with common band and orchestra instruments.
Philosophy of the World — The Shaggs, 1969.
Though there were stars in their fathers' eyes, it couldn't make up for the lack of coherent musical talent in the genes he passed on to sisters Betty, Helen and Dorothy Wiggin. After arming his daughters with fractured pawn shop instruments and securing studio time, Austin Wiggin set The Shaggs' career in motion with this debut LP. Songs like "My Pal Foot Foot" sound like the banter that runs through a two-year-old's head, as the guitars plod along one note at a time as if the girls themselves aren't quite sure where the song was going to go next. Meanwhile, the drums sound like a bucket of cantaloupes being kicked down a flight of stairs.
Listen long enough, and the chaos takes on interestingly illogical melodies and rhythms. While The Shaggs never quite made it big in a Beatley sense of the word, the tragic sincerity of their performance makes it archive-worthy.
I'm not advocating going out and throwing away hard-earned green on albums just because of their novelty, but these stay within a rewarding medium — heavy on the texture, and just the right amount of conjecture.
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