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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
The Outhouse provides the pulse of alternative music's local vein
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By James J. Reece Kansan staff writer
hev call it the pit.
where elbows pump, shoulders bump and bodies collide in a frenzy of shredded drumsticks and unraveled steel guitar strings. Where beer- and sweat-soaked dancers stumble away bleeding or are dragged away unconscious.
they can it the pit
It's a dance floor like no
other in Lawrence — a place
where adrenaline is king
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 jacket. Forget basketball players in snake-skin boots two steepening 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. "But it serves a purpose as a home for alternative music."
Gina Mueller, owner of Pet Sitters Plus, 3904 Monterey Court, cares for pets in their own homes while the owners are out of town. She says she started her business out of her love for animals. She charges $14 to visit a home two or more times a day.
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Sne says the Outhouse is a testing ground for new bands in Lawrence. It also showcases older bands. It catches some, like Nirvana, before their crushes into mainstream music. Others, like Fear, the early 1980s 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 both the music and the politics
Pet care requires planning
Kennels, clinics and pet sitting are a few options
Kathleen Stolle
Special to the Kansan
When it comes to short-term pet care, leaving a pet in a familiar environment is the best choice, said Tom Liebl, a veterinarian at Clinton Parkway Animal Hospital, 4340 Clinton Parkway.
A pet owner's last responsible act before cutting loose for spring break should be to make careful arrangements for Spot and Fluffy, area animal care professionals advise.
ton Parkway.
"I think most pets are most relaxed in that situation," Liebi said. "I think it's not as big a deal for dogs as it is for cats. But I think if you asked the dog, he'd probably say he'd prefer to stay home."
Lebl suggests that the vacationing owner arrange for a reliable friend, family member or pet-sitting service to check in at least twice daily to feed, water and exercise the animal.
Liebl also advises owners to prepare for emergency situations.
it's always wise, if you do have someone take care of your pet, to leave information on the pet, such as medication and emergency phone numbers," he said.
Gina Mueller, owner of Pit Sitters Plus,
3004 Monterey Court, has cared for every
thing from spiders to an Irish wolfhound since starting her business last March. Mueller said that the owner's habits became hers, whether she was working as a full-time house and pet sitter or just checking in periodically.
"Generally, I try to care for their animals the way they care for their animals," she said. "Some people want me to come and spend an hour just petting the cat and I'll do that."
Approximately 50 percent of her business comes from KU students and professors, and Mueller's spring break calendar is beginning to fill. Mueller charges between $9 and $15 per day, depending on the number of daily drop-ins requested, and regardless of the number of pets, she said.
A second option for pet owners is to board their pets at kennels or clinics, Liebl said. Depending on what services are offered, such as play time or extra walks, Liebl estimated boarding fees would range from $6 to $10 per day.
Not all pets require high maintenance. Fish, for example, are relatively self-sufficient when supplied with an automatic or time-release feeder, according to Sherry Emerson, co-owner of Pet World, 711 W. 23rd St. Certain reptiles may demand less attention, too, Emerson said, and even birds may be left alone for long weekends.
Owners may also find friends or relatives willing to take the animals into their homes for less than a clinic or kennel would charge and with more one-on-one attention.
For those owners who can't bear to pair with their furry friends, taking the animal along is an option. However, Liebl warns, hotel accommodations and the typical spring break party scene may present some snags for both pets and their owners. More relaxed activities, such as camping, Liebl says, would probably be best for the pet.
ressurized self-feeders also are available for cats and dogs, Emerson added, but are recommended for only about a day.
u they have traveled with the pet before, and they've enjoyed that, and the pet's used to it, that's fantastic," Liebl said.
When pets who decide to take a vacation of their own during spring break, city animal
control officers will escort them back home or take them to the local shelter, Sgt. Susan Hall said.
Had said.
"Generally, animals are picked up by us if they are appear to be under absolutely no one's control," she said.
According to Melissa Goldman, animal caretaker at the Lawrence Humane Society, Inc., 1805 East 19th St., said owners may reclaim their pets in three business days of capture for a nominal fee. After that, the animal becomes property of the shelter and, if healthy, is put up for adoption
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March 10, 1993 • K- you • SPRING BREAK **23**
Beer bill concerns merchants
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.
owners are worried the legislauld rob them of much of that
store owners told the House and State Affairs Committee; much as half of their sales epsales.
incedens as a sole proprietor
tail store that the big chains
all hundreds and thousands of
feel that they must take 50 per-
mily your beer business to show a
"said Patricia Oppitz, a Topeka
store owner.
chita liquor store owner point that liquor stores are permitted to sell only alcoholic beverand that beer was only a small other stores 'total sales.
en they take our one item it be devastating," Carl Mitchell It's like asking us to run a race, putting one of our legs off and run to be competitive."
Webb, owner of Webb's Fine
and Spirits, 800 W. 23rd St., was
st of the 12 bill opponents to
In a college town," Webb said. young crowd. Young is beer."
r the hearing, he said his busi- aslo would be hit hard by the legn because beer made up about rent of his total sales.
young crowd. Young is beer." mission during the hearings also with the social issue of making with higher alcohol content ble at more locations.
was stated that the amount of stronger beer would not use — that it was simply a matter ere it was bought," said Francis a state and national Christian erance Union volunteer. "I dis- Availability is the key here. If ndy, you buy it."
or bill opponents warned the sentatives that if grocery and nuance stores got 5.0 beer, the mature would soon see a glut of nuence store requests to sell any of liquor.
> Pandora's box will be open," Richard Ferguson, president of as Retail Liquor Dealers Associponents of the bill spoke on lay. No action was taken.
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2: the junior and engineering
service president's candidate: Jeff
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and sciences senator. Vice pres-
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