University Daily Kansan, April 22, 1985
Page 6
CAMPUS AND AREA
Battle of Bands is a family affair
He wanted to draw on her musical talent.
Doug Ward/KANSAN
When Chuck Mead called his mom Saturday afternoon he didn't ask to come.
The band, Next Big Thing, competes in JKHK's Battle of the Bands contest at the Lawrence Opera House, 642 Massachusetts St. The Homestead Greys were chosen this year's winners at the Saturday night competition, which attracted more than 400 people.
The last-minute thinking by the lead singer for Homestead Greys may have helped the rockabilly band from Lawrence win the Battle of the Bands contest Saturday night at the Lawrence Opera House, 642 Massachusetts St. The contest was sponsored by KJHK-Time.
Louis Mead, Chuck's mother, said her son called and asked her to come to the concert and sing the country and western favorite, "Stand by Your Man," with the four-member group.
steve Wilson, one of the contest judges, said of Mrs. Mead's impromptu performance. "She credited them for their ability, they were really paying a good time."
Mrs. Mead said the concert was a little louder than she liked.
"But that's just my age," she said.
BUT MORE THAN 400 other people didn't seem to mind, as they listened, dared and cheered for the music of six relatively unknown local bands at the annual contest. The six bands were chosen by KJHK officials from a group of 30 that entered the contest.
In addition to the Homestead fires, the five other bands were Precious Rumors, Iguanas, Pariah, Next Big Thing and New Originals.
Bill White, KJHK station manager,
aid the purpose of the contest was to
promote the station and to encourage
new local talent.
As the winners of the contest,
Homestead Greys will receive five
hours of recording time at Studio
D. They will be able to make a
music video for TV 30
Mead said he was surprised that his group won, because it is basically a country and western band that class popular hits.
IN ADDITION TOmead, the Homestead Greys are Doug
Snodgrass, bass; Mike Janas, guitar; and Dave Edwardson, drums.
Lizz Miller, KJJH assistant promotions director, said, "We do this or our health, for public relations We don't make any money from his."
Each of the contest's five judges was given a score sheet and told to rate each group's stage performance, originality, talent, creativeness, flow of music, audience perception, style, enthusiasm, attitude and presentation.
Roger Naber, one of the judges and manager of the Lone Star bar in Kansas City, Mo., said he liked the concept of the show but would have liked to see more variety in the instruments the bands used.
Naber said he would have enjoyed hearing a band that played keyboards or horns in addition to the drums and guitars used by the six groups.
Legislators finish work as end nears
"It led to a little bit of monotony," he said. "But the overall format was good."
By United Press International
TOPEKA - The end is near.
FOR LEN.
The climax to the 1985 legislative session is scheduled to start quietly today with a handful of legislators meeting to draft the last spending bill.
As the week progresses, legislative activity is expected to intensify with final battles over school finance, spending, tax compliance and classification and possibly horserace gambling and a state lottery.
Although the full Legislature does not meet for the wrap-up session until Wednesday, lawmakers have set aside today and tomorrow for joint meetings of the House and Senate Ways and Means committees. They plan to draft the omnibus appropriations bill, a catch-all bill that includes last-minute spending items.
State Rep Bill Bunten, R-Topeka and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said decisions on this year's omnibus bill may center on what it won't include rather than what it will include.
In the final hours before first adjournment April 13, lawmakers set aside several spending items that the House and Senate could not agree upon. The joint committees must decide whether they will go in the omnibus.
Two items that might crop up in the omnibus bill are before Bunten's committee: the farmer assistance, counseling and training service bill and a farm loan interest reduction program.
Bunten said both farm aid plans were new programs containing price tags, meaning lawmakers should look closely before committing scarce state funds to them.
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