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The University Daily Kansas
Monday, August 31, 1998
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Band brings the funk to Granada
By Augustus Anthony Piazza
Kansan Staff Writer
Dr. Zhivegas satisfies crowd with blend of '70s music during Saturday-night show
Students grooved to some '70s funk during the Dr. Zhivegas show at the Granada Saturday
night.
Dr. Zhivegas, a St. Louis band that covers disco songs from the '70s and '80s, has been playing together for 21/2 years. The band has developed a large following
Frankie, lead singer of Dr. Zhivegas, screams. Dr. Zhivegas played Saturday at the Granada 1020 Massachusetts St. Phone by Augustus Anthony Pizzaza/KANSAN
while touring the Midwest, including shows in Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City.
"No one intended us to get this big," said Eric Rhodes, saxophonist.
The band played everything from David Bowie to Prince Saturday night.
Many students dressed in their best thrift-store disco attire. Scott Blomquist, Chicago senior, fashioned himself with a large, blond Afro.
Half Hartis, Lenene senior, wore a butterfly-collar shirt that resembled an outfit from Saturday Night Fever.
"I love the '70s," Hartis said. "I love the drugs, funk and clothes." Dr. Zhivegas played for two hours.
Audience members said the dancing wore them out.
Kurt Zschietzschmann, Stilwell senior, was impressed with the length of the performance.
"I have never seen a show with so much intensity, Zschietschmann said. "I thought it was never going to end."
Blomquist, who has attended several Dr. Zhivegas shows, said this was the best show he had seen.
"The crowd got into it a lot more." Blomquist said.
"We love them," said Chris Krieger, kevboardist.
Several band members said they thought the crowd at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., was one of the best they had played for.
Dr. Zhivegas enjoyed the audience so much they attended a Dr. Zhivegas party after the concert
The band is working on an album featuring original music that might be released by Halloween.
Guitarist Deedee Jones sticks his tongue out as he plays. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Rock climbing pushes students to new heights
By Pallavi Agarwal
Kansan staff writer
There has to be something unusual about rock climbing, for a group of University of Kansas students to go on two rock-climbing trips during the first month of the semester.
The KU Rock Climbing club will spend Labor Day weekend rock climbing in Colorado.
"It makes me feel clear. It's challenging mentally and physically," said Shannon Agee, Helena, Montana, freshman.
It spent last Saturday scaling Cliff Drive, a Kansas City, Mo., 20-foot rock bluff, where beginners learned the basics of rock climbing.
Students learned different rappelling techniques and how to set up a top rope, which is a rope that is pitched above the climber.
Many of the new club members are beginners, and although the trips seem daunting to them, members climb at a common ability level, said club president Chris Kemler.
Jennifer Ashby, Wichita junior,
made her first rock-climbing trip in September.
"The first time I went rock climbing, every five feet I would say,' I can't do it," she said. "But they did not let me quit."
Ashby has since scaled rock faces in New Mexico and Iowa.
The personal challenge of finding the perfect hole in the rock and iron worming — a term used by climbers for scaling — to the top is an adrenaline rush, Ashby said.
For Agee, who has been rock climbing for four years, joining the
club helps bring her closer to her Montana home.
"In the Midwest, there are not so many mountains. Besides, through the club, I can also meet people who have the same interests," she said.
The club charges $25 a semester. Members can borrow climbing equipment from the club for free. Most of the expenses from climbing trips are paid for by the students, Kemler said.
"We are paying for the gas for the Colorado trips. As for the camping gear, students normally have that. We would pay for the food if we could." he said.
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