September 6,1984 Page 6
ENTERTAINMENT
The University Daily KANSAN
Looking for Lawrence's best The ultimate hot fudge sundae
By SUSAN WORTMAN and KAREN MASSMAN Entertainment Editors
The ultimate hot judge sundae That was all we wanted
We had a notion of what we were looking for. Remember the old-fashioned ice cream parlor, where sundaes were served in parfait glasses? Creamy vanilla ice cream drenched in hot fudge sauce, with a cherry nestled in the whipped cream and nuts on top. That was what we were looking for.
I grew up in a small town, and fun on Friday nights was dragging Main Street and stopping by the Dairy Queen brazier. So naturally, my first thought was to go to Dairy Queen
Things have changed a little. We had a choice of hard or soft ice cream, peanut or pecan topping and we could have whipped cream or go without. Since Dairy Queen, 2545 Iowa St. and 1835 Massachusetts St., specializes in soft-serve ice cream, we chose that.
Our next stop was Zarda Dairy Store, 1802 W. 25rd St. We expected a good sundae at Zarda because of its reputation for fine dairy products
Nuts and whipped cream are an extra 15 cents each. Actually it wasn't bad for 99 cents, but our search was far from over.
We got 5 ounces of ice cream, 1 ounce of fudge sauce, an adequate serving of whipped cream and a light sprinkle of nuts, but no cherry. Cherries are vital.
The woman in the candy-striper smock handed, us $3^{4}$ ounces of hard ice cream, with one scoop of fudge sauce. We got more sauce at Dairy Queen. Almonds cost 15 cents, but whipped cream came with the deal
You can't knock Zarda's ice cream.
My mom would say, it was more vanilla-y, and it really was good. And the sauce was more chocolate-y. It was thicker and hotter than Dairy Queen's. That was a plus. Now, the minus. It cost $1.39, and with nuts, it came to $1.44.
We also had the Baskin Robbins version. It was supposed to be the prima donna of ice cream sundaes or in this case, the prima ice cream
For $1.05 we got just 2 ounces of ice cream sporting the coldest hot judge we'd turned a spoon to. And to top that off, at Baskin Robbins, 1524 W. 2nd St. and 925 Iowa St., we only got half a maraschino and no whipped cream.
Perkins Cake and Steak 1711 W 23rd St., was next. It had an advantage before we ever started. It has
We were crushed.
such convenient hours — they're always open. Seriously, what if you have a craving for fudge at 2 a.m. Where will the Zarda people be then?
Perkins doesn't have a hotudge sundae. Sigh. But it does have a comparable chocolate sundae. Not only that, but they serve it in an honest-to-goodness parfait glass.
The sundae had one and a half scoops of ice cream and a huge dollop of whipped cream. They weren't all that generous with the nuts or the sauce, but we did get a whole cherry with stem intact.
In addition, you get to eat in Perkins' relaxed atmosphere with piped-in music. All this for $1.45 not including the tip.
having just for kicks, we decided to try Bucky's Drive In. 2120 W Ninth St. IN turned out to be the best surprise of the afternoon. The nuts and whipped topping each cost 10 cents extra. (Hint: don't order whipped cream.) The 75-cent sundae had 5 ounces of ice milk and 4 ounces of fudge, though. Not bad proportions.
Our sundae didn't look like a hamburger, but they served their sundae in a Styrofoam burger container, and that didn't enhance the taste. When we opened that white burger box and saw that $^{1}$ ½ ounce blob of soft ice milk 'swimming in' $^{1}$ ½ ounces of chocolate, well, it wasn't a pretty sight. We rolled out, still hoping.
Still, our quest continued, for we had not found the perfect hot fudge sundae. When we rolled into Vista Drive In Restaurant, 1527 W. Sixth St., we had high hopes. But their effort did not even meet our definition of a sundae — no nuts, no whipped cream and, the real let-down, no cherry.
Finally, we waddled into Chocolate Unlimited Inc., 1601 W. 23 St., our last hope for the ultimate hot fudge sundae. We watched as the girl scooped 3 ounces of Eddy's French vanilla ice cream into a chilled parfait glass. Pretty impressive. She then proceeded to pour $1\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of hot homemade fudge sauce over the ice cream, douse it with real whipped cream and delicately apply mixed nuts at no extra charge.
Our hearts and taste buds were tickled as we dove into what came as close as we could find to the ultimate hot fudge sundae. It cost $1.10 with tax.
Our mission accomplished, we went home satisfied. Glutons, yes, but for a good cause. It was all just part of a day's work. And tomorrow would be another day.
Go-Go's still going up the pop music charts
By DAVID LASSITER
Staff Reporter
Mimiskins and smiles and a be-bop style — that's what the Go-Go's are made of.
The Go-Go's have been together for six years. They've seen their share of small-town gigs, and now they are seeing the big city tours.
Friday night, the group will play at the Sandstone Amphitheatre in Kansas City to start the second leg of their "Talk Show" tour. The band just finished a two-week vacation after eight weeks of touring the country
Kathy Valentine, bass guitar player, said she remembered playing one particular small town gig at the Lawrence Opera House, 642 Massachusetts ST., about three years ago.
Valentine said the group liked playing in the Midwest because audiences were more enthusiastic than in larger cities. In New York or Los Angeles, people attend concerts just to be seen at a concert, but in the Midwest, audiences go to have a good time, she said.
"I remember that I was amazed at the turnover and the reception we got there," she said. "I think the concert was sold out."
For this portion of the tour, the Red Rockers will open for the Go-Go's.
Rockets will open for us on the last part of our tour." Valentine said. "They had been on tour a long time before they started playing with us. That's why we've changed openers for this second tour."
"After a gig, which gets over at about 11 p.m., we usually go back to the hotel that we're staying at," she said. "Sometimes we might go down to the bar for a drink or two, or sometimes we just sit and talk, or sometimes we might just watch TV."
Although the Go-Go's have a lot of energy on stage, life during a tour can be rather ordinary. Valentine said.
Occasionally after a show, the women meet a few people backstage. They are usually members of local radio stations, but sometimes a fan will send a note to the band, and the band will invite them backstage.
Despite their popularity, the record isn't doing as well in comparison to group's earlier albums. Because several members had been sick, the Go-Go's did not start their tour when the first single, "Head Over Heels," was released. But Valentine thinks the latest single to be released, "Yes or No," will help push the album up the charts.
and the boo is how the Go-Go's be bop style still seems to be popular because their new "Talk Show" album is about to go gold, Valentine said.
"We've written songs through all kinds of combinations. Everyone has a unique perspective in the group." Valentine said. "If I have a particular style in mind then I get the person with a comparable perspective to help me. Like Jane is kind of quirk, and Charlotte has her humor, so I pick someone to help me by their personality."
"If you don't kick in for the first single, you sind of lose momentum on the album," she said.
valentine considers the band to be a rock'n'roll band, but they combine the basic rock'n'roll style with pop harmony and melody.
The women write their own songs. Usually it is a collaboration between two of the group's members.
Jane Wiedin, founder of the band, never played the guitar before she started the group. Gina Schock played the drums for 19 years before she joined the band. Valentine said she had played the guitar before but never the bass guitar.
Charlotte Caffey, keyboard player, has studied classical piano since the age of four or five, Valentine said.
The women's backgrounds in music vary widely.
Belinda Carlisle is lead vocalist for the band.
The group has made several music videos including three from their new album.
"My favorite video to make is 'Vacation.' Valentine said, "VIDEos can be fun to make, but they take a lot of time and can become tedious."
As for the miniskirts, the women in the band pick out their own clothes, Valentine said. But the band does hire someone to sew and help create their outfits
"Sometimes I find stuff and rip it up to wear or have the wardrobe girl alter it a little." Valentine said.
And the smiles. The Go Gos' have been smiling ever since they hit the music scene. Now, their smiles are their trademark.
"We just keep smiling," said Kathy Valentine, base player for the group. "We have our problems like everyone else, but the media never portrays us as sad."
The Go-Go's — (from left to right) Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schuck and Jane Wiedlin.
KU students are pursuing trivia mania
Trivial Pursuit is breaking up game monopoly
By MICHAEL HALLERAN
Staff Reporter
Who seized power from Milton Obeat in 1971? What was the distinguishing feature of Richard Kimble's quarry? What invention does the principle of conservation of energy make possible? What is one of the hottest games on the University of Kansas campus? The answer to the last one is easy — Trivial Problem.
For those who haven't been exposed to trivia mania, *Trivial Pursuit* is a game that combines a little bit of luck with a lot of patience and a truckload of encyclopedias. The end result is a contest of mental and mnemonic prowess. Anywhere from two to 24 players can pit their wits against one another for the title of "most trivial."
for the time of.
The game was invented by three Canadian trivia buffs. Scott Abbott and two brothers, Chris and John Haney, devised Trivial Pursuit over a game of Scrabble, said Pat Hafer, marketing services manager of Selchow & Righter Co., the game's U.S. manufacturer.
After pouring over newspapers, reference books and dictionaries, they came up with a Canadian version of Trivial Pursuit. Selchow & Righter modified the questions for the U.S. market and introduced it in 1982. Now, Trivial Pursuit seems to be turning up everywhere.
"Trivial Pursuit, last year, exceeded the entire sales of all board games." Hafer said, and the projected sales for Trivial Pursuit next year would be near $700 million.
The game can be an expensive habit to support. The GENUS edition ranges in price from $25 to $40, depending on where you buy it. It is the most common version, but the SILVER SCREEN, ALL-STAR SPORTS and the BABY BOOMER editions all use the same board with the same color-coded question system and are on the market now.
All of these variations on the master game cost about $30 and include only the question cards, 1,000 of them, guaranteed to appeal all but the hardest of the hard-core pedants.
game carry out. Because of the constant revisions and variations, Hafer said the game would probably be popular for a long time.
For those people put off by the complexity of SILVER SCREEN, SPORTS and BABY BOOMER, Selchow & Righter plans to introduce a second edition of the GENUS game early in 1985.
"I don't see it petering out unless they stop bringing out new editions. It's a fun thing, a social thing," she said. "It brings people together."
together.
Much of the challenge in the game seems to lie in the obscure, forehead-pounding nature of the questions. Some of them are freebies, but many are a source of frustration closely akin to the fisherman's "one that got away."
akin to the fisherman's one that goes away "it's educational and fun," said Larry Cornelius, owner of Fun And Games, 1002 Massachusetts St. "It's a good party game especially with groups of people. It helps to break the ice."
Cornelius said Trivial Pursuit was the largest selling game of 1984, outselling even the perennially popular Monopoly.
The topics in the GENUS edition are geography, entertainment, history, arts and literature, science and nature, and sports and leisure. And the probability of a question being asked twice during a game is almost nil because there are 6,000 different questions in the six categories.
The game incorporates a question-and-answer system composed of six categories of questions on an question card. Players ask one another a question based on colored category spaces on the playing board. Players win by collecting wedge shaped pieces from each category.
One need not invest in the game to enjoy it because some area taverns and private clubs already have
"My guests really enjoy having the game here," said Bob Forbes, general manager of Mel Amigos Mexican restaurant and private club. 2600 Iowa St. Mel Amigos provides the GENUS edition and the SILVER SCREEN editions for its patrons.
enthusiastic for his patron.
"People have a good time playing it here. I bought the game for my guests." Forbes said. "Sure, they will probably stay here another hour and have a few more drinks, but I bought it for their convenience. Sometimes they don't play the game, they just look through the questions."
Steve Akins, Lawrence senior, says he likes to play the game because it's a new form of competition. It exercises the gray matter instead of the muscles
He prefers to play Trivial Pursuit where it is quiet and where he can think. Akins said. He likes to concentrate on the game and learn from it, which is impossible when people are laughing and walking around. But, he said in the same breath, Trivial Pursuit is also fun to play in groups.
"I love to give hints because that way I learn more," he said. "It opens up a new dimension on the game for me. The game makes learning fun. If they had taught us like this in grade school, I would have gotten straight A's."
The answers, by the way, are that Milton Obate was deposed by Idi Amin. Richard Kimble's quarry had only one arm and a perpetual motion machine makes the principle of energy conservation possible.