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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102,NO.118
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1993
Lawrence's musical underground
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The Outhouse provides the pulse of alternative music's local vein
By James J. Reece
Kansan staff writer
hey call it the pit.
you can it in the pic
it's a dance floor like no one
in Lawrence — a place
here adrenaline is king,
where elbows pump, shoulders bump and bodies collide in a flenzy of shredred drumsticks and unraveled steel guitar strings. Where beer- and sweat-soaked dancers stumble away bleeding or are dragged away unconscious.
The pit is under the flat roof of The Outhouse, a 60-by-40-foot blue cinder block shell of a building four miles east of Lawrence.
forget fraternity and sorority members bopping to a happy-faced disc jockey. Forget basketball players in snakekin boots two-stepping in a cowboy
less of name, the music is what has given the secluded Outhouse a notoriety unmatched by other Lawrence venues
"It's not the most cushy of accommodations," says Shelle Rosenfeld, assistant editor of The Note, a lawrence-based music and entertainment periodical. "但它 serves a purpose as a home for alternative music."
She says the Outhouse is a testing ground for new bands in Lawrence. It also showcases older bands. It catches some, like Nirvana, before their crusades into mainstream music. Others, like Fear, the early 1890s punk band that recently reunited, appear on reconstruction tours. The Outhouse catches still others, like Ice T's Body Count, in mid-swing.
The recent Body Count and Fear concerts had be the music and the politics
Many students plan to stay in Lawrence
City soon to be filled with peace and quiet
While their classmates take to the slopes or head to the beach, many KU students will be staying in Lawrence for the week.
By JL Watson Special to the Kansan
Freddy Henderson, Dodge City graduate student, plans to stay in Lawrence while his roommates hit the road.
Travel agents breathe a sigh of relief. Joe's Bakery, 616 W. Ninth St., closes down. Downtown parking spaces remain empty. Spring break has arrived and everyone has left town, right?
That is what would happen, they said. If the House passed a bill that allow grocery and convenience stores to sell "strong beer." Such stores now only can sell beer with 3.2 percent alcohol or less. Only "liquor stores can sell beer with
"I've never gone anywhere for spring break," he said. Henderson cited a lack of money and the need to work in his studio as his main reasons for staying in town.
He said he might go on a one-day trip,
maybe a drive in the country or a tour of the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas
City. Mo.
Jonathan Wilke, Stillwell senior, also will be staying in town for the break. Like Henderson, his reasons for staying mainly are financial.
"Those of us who don't slide on Daddy's
water alcohol content, and liquor
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"Lawrence is much quieter when the students aren't here. I'll probably spend a lot of time running and riding my bike." Wilke said.
Wilke said he planned to work extra hours as an artist and clerk at Sunflower Surplus, 804 Massachusetts St., during the break, but said he also had planned some recreational activities.
Kansas liquor store representatives yesterday asked state legislators not to take away a vital part of their livelihood — the sale of certain types of beer.
By Ben Grove Kansan staff write
Local businesses notice the absence of the students, but many don't plan to alter their sales strategies.
"I have some friends coming in from out of town, and I want to show them around," she said. "We'll probably get a beer at Free State, and I'll get to catch up on some movies I've been wanting to see."
Nicole Ramirez, Lebo senior, also plans to take advantage of the free time in Lawrence.
Students who stay in Lawrence for the break can expect shorter lines at the grocery store and less traffic. They might not have stories of sunburns or moguls, but they may get something even better—a little peace and quiet.
"Nothing really changes," said Greg Hale, Lawrence senior, who works as a bartender at The Jazzhaus, 9261/2 Massachusetts St. "There is somewhat of a drop off in business and there is a smaller atmosphere, but people still come in."
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store owners told the House and State Affairs Committee much as half of their sales sales.
incensed as a sole proprietor al store that the big chains ll hundreds and thousands of sel that they must take 50 per my beer business to show a said Patricia Oppitz, a Topeka store owner.
hita liquor store owner point that liquor stores are permitted to sell only alcoholic beverage that beer was only a small other stores' total sales.
n they take our one item it be devastating," Carl Mitchell "like asking us to run a race,itting one of our legs off andus to be competitive."
Webb, owner of Webb's Fine
Spirits, 800 W. 23rd St., was
t of the 12 bill opponents to
n a college town," Webb said.oung crowd. Young is beer."
the hearing, his said his busi-
so would be hit hard by the legi-
cause beer made up about
gent of his total sales.
ession during the hearing also with the social issue of making with higher alcohol content at more locations.
as stated that the amount of ng stronger beer would not be—that it was simply a matter it was bought," said Francis a state and national Christian rance Union volunteer. "I dis- availability is the key here. If dv. you buy it."
r bill opponents warned the entatives that if grocery and science stores got 5.0 beer, the ture would soon see a glut ofience store requests to sell any of liquor.
Pandora's box will be open,
hardforguard, president of
s Retail Liquor Dealers Associ-
March 10, 1993 * K-you * SPRING BREAK '93
oments of the bill spoke on ay. No action was taken.
actions
candidates
srs presidential candidate: Edward O'Malley junior and engineering service president candidate: Jef Ruffau junior and president of the jury
TE: presidential candidate; John Shoer, Tupa junior and liberal arts and senator. Vice presidential candidate; Tim Dawson, Tupa junior and Nunez
SANBAHN presidential candidate:
Cox, Palatine III., ill. Vice presi-
candidate; Charles Frey, Brockport,
vapor.
MICHAEL L. O'N1; president; candidate:
T-MICHAEL, Tuka, Osaka, senator and co-
ordinator of the senate.
Married Mario, Topeka,
and off-campus senator.
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