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Rick Frydman, host of the Ethnic Cowboy Show and Lawrence first year law student, sits at the board at KJHK FM 91. Frydman's show is played from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
Country isn't just twangin'
By ERIKA BLACKSHER Staff Reporter
University Daily Kansan, September 25,1984
Say the words "country music" and many people envision Dolly Parton snappin' her fingers to a wangty tune about a lost love.
But those foot stompin' sounds of Nashville are hardly a fair representation of country music, said Rick Rivola. "They're very loud," Show on radio station KJHK-FM 91
Dominating Frydman's country show, which plays from 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday, are such as artists Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jew Boys, John Prine and the late Steve Goodman.
"The main thing I'm trying to do is play music that's enjoyable to listen to, that gives a brighter image to music," he said. "It's not all tearsdrops."
Frydman's inspiration in naming his show came from his favorite artist - Kinky Friedman, who writes about stereotypes and minorities.
"THE SANG SONGS that were
very illuminous," said Frydman, a
Lawrence first year law student.
"Somehow it struck a right cord in
me — being Jewish, in the Midwest
and a cowboy. I just like the image of
a Jewish cowboy."
Epitomizing the kind of music played on the show is Kinky Friedman's "Solid American," Frydman said. The song portrays a downward trajectory star who is pawning his guitar and has turned to becom as a way of life.
"It's about commercial country radio," Frydman said. "The selling of America—the selling of your soul—the commercial country music used to be real pure."
"Friedman sings about the entertainer who is willing to sell his soul as well as the soul of the song."
Frydman, who is beginning his fifth year as the host of the Ethnic Boy Show, said most of the music he played out of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s
THE MOVEMENT GREW out of the fact that country radio expanded so far as to include people like Harry and Olivia Newton John. he said
Frydman and most disc jockeys at
the radio station steer away from commercial music and prefer to play unknown artists.
"Once a song gets commercial — when it’s played on the other radio stations — we drop it from our play list almost automatically," he said. "But I think that doesnt get played anywhere between Chicago and Denver."
Although much of the music Frydman features on his show came out of the 1970s, he also features unknown artists that he stumbled upon at a festival in Austin, Texas, during the summer of 1981.
"AUSTIN, TEXAS, IS an oasis of new material," said Frydman, who plays with a folk-country group called the Jolly Rancher. "The first year I went down there I was so amazed. There were so many great songs, writing singing tracks around the campfire singing songs that they wrote."
The artists' music is too good for radio, Frydman said.
"It doesn't fit into your commer-
cial slot, he said. "It's too创
creative."
TODAY
ON CAMPUS
THE KU HONOR STUDENTS ASSOCIATION will sponsor a brown bag lunch at 11:30 a.m. in Nunemaker Center
THE WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM will have a sandwich seminar at 11:45 a.m. in Cork 2 in the Kansas Union
THE KU SWORD AND SHIELD
CUBE will meet in the
WATERMORE MUSEUM.
AMERICAN STUDIES will sponsor a lecture on "The Peasant Movement in Columbia" at 3:30 p.m. in the Room Council in the Union.
THE SUA STRATEGY GAMES CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room in the Union.
THE CENTER OF LATIN
CAMPUS CHRISTIAN'S will have a Bible study and fellowship meeting at 7:30 p.m. in room 305 in the Frank R Burge Union
Works of Franz Anton Maubertscht:
at 8 p.m. in the auditorium in the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art
EDWARD MASER, professor of art history at the University of Chicago, will speak about 'The Humanist in Old Age: The Late
THE LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUY will start at 7:30 p.m. in 207 Blake Hall. Michael Johnson, professor of English, will speak about "Applying the Breaks: A Review of Poetic Line."
Proposed KU budget will undergo scrutiny
Dallam also will discuss requests for more computers with Richard
By HOLLIE MARKLAND Staff Reporter
Keith Nitcher, University director of business affairs, said that Dallam also would meet with Deanell Tacha, vice chancellor for academic affairs, to discuss operating expenses.
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SUBMITTED KU's budget to the state last week. The state budget office in the department of administration has just begun its process of analysis and comparison, Dallam said.
The University of Kansas' budget request will be reviewed today by KU officials and a state budget analyst, who will try to assess the validity of the proposal.
Mann, University director of information systems
Mary Galligan, one of the fiscal analysts, said, "We publish a document of what state agencies want to do in response to that what the governor says."
When the governor delivers his proposals, fiscal analysts in Topake provide information for the Ways and Means committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate to aid legislators in deciding how much money to appropriate.
THE FINAL BUDGET proposals are prepared in December, he said, and the governor presents them to the Legislature in January.
Dallam said that from September to November he would compile tentative budget recommendations to send to the governor
The meeting today is part of the University's budgetary process, which will culminate next year when the Kansas Legislature decides how much money each state school will receive.
He said that funds, for special repairs, maintenance and capital improvements, including money to cover Snow Hall would be discussed.
From September until January, fiscal analysts from the department of legislative research will compare the state agencies' requests for money to the governor's recommendations.
Nitcher said the meetings probably would last through the afternoon.
Later in November, the governor, University officials and members of the Board of Regents will review the budget recommendations.
"DALLAM WILL PROBABLY take a tour of the campus to see Snow Hall and the addition to Haworth Hall." Nitcher said.
"We compare figures with what was appropriated to the institution last year," Dallam said yesterday from his office in Topeka. "We talk to the people in charge of programs, look at program improvement and trends in enrollment and try to analyze their needs."
The budget analyst, David Dallam,
will return to Topeka after his meetings today and continue his analysis of KU's proposed budget for fiscal year 1986, which would finance the 1985-86 academic year.
STUDENTS ALSO CAN vote at the Board of Class Officers office, 110B Kansas Union.
By CHRISSY CLEARY Staff Reporter
go into their dean's office before they graduate."
Seniors to name first round of HOPE award nominees
After the votes have been counted at the end of the first week in October, BOCO will announce 12 semi-finalists. Lowe said
Seniors can vote again and narrow the field to six finalists from noon to 6 p.m on Oct. 10 and 11 at the freshman class election tables
The Honor for Outstanding Progressive Educator award, celebrating its 25th anniversary this fall, is decided annually by the senior class through a series of elections that narrow the field of candidates. It is the only award given to an outstanding faculty member by students
Final voting for the winner is on Oct. 24 and 25. The winner, along with the five finalists, will be presented during a pre-game ceremony at the KU-Oklahoma homecoming game on Oct. 27.
Seniors can nominate their favorite teachers for the annual HOPE award during the first week of October in their classrooms and dean's offices, the president of the senior class said yesterday.
Love said that students should be acquainted with the faculty member they nominated for the HOPE award.
"STUDENTS SHOULD NOMINATE a teacher that taught them a lot, both inside the classroom and out," Lowe said. "Someone who helped them along in the four years they've been here."
"Teachers will be making announcements about nominations for the award," said Dan Lowe, the president. "There will be a senior committee member at each nomination place to ensure your chances of anything going on like with Student Senate elections last year."
'Plus it'll give seniors a chance to
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