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Kansan Weekend Edition
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October 22,1999
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Vol. 110 • No. 46
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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COPYING CATS
'Tapers' grab music via high-tech, covert recording gear
Story by Katle Hollar · Photos by Jamle Roper
Never got to see the Grateful Dead? Never had a chance to see Bob
Dyanor for Pink 10k.
*Don't worry — 36-year-old Lawrence resident David Hale did. And, for a blank tape and a little conversation, he will share.*
Hale is a "taper," part of the music industry's subculture of recorders who record
shows for the love or for the money, ignoring artist restrictions or legal ramifications.
Hale's repertoire includes tapes of Pink Floyd, Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and his favorite, the Grateful Dead.
He started taping at his sixth Grateful Dead show in 1987. He taped every single Dead show he attended after that — more than 100.
Hale said the Dead had special sections set aside for tapers.
"You wrote taper on your ticket, they sent you a taper ticket," he said. "The Dead were going to let you do it, but you had to play by their rules."
Hale's interest in taping soon grew beyond the Grateful Dead. He began
his favorite genre, bluegrass. "I've got the Dixie Chicks before they ever released an album," he said.
they ever released an album, the cool Hale has invested thousands of dollars into his taping hobby. He uses state-of-the-art sneaker microphones and digital audio tapes.
While this equipment can be bulky, Hale said it usually wasn't a problem sneaking it in.
"Most of the time, I sneak everything in a funny pack and down my pants," he said.
He has employed more drastic measures, including wearing cowboy boots and massive wicker hats.
tuck the mics in there.
The man tied up taping, he said, is to go unnoticed.
"You just sit there very patiently and not say a damn thing," he said.
Hale's extensive tape library has taken control of his living room. It fills three cabinets, several shelves and space under his furniture.
Matt Hoerman, Topeka junior, said he bought music bootlegs that were hard to find on the mainstream market. Hoerman, host of KJHK's "Bedlam-a-go-go," said he played bootlegs on the underground '60s rock show.
"It's great music, and it's impossible to find elsewhere." Hoerman said.
While Hale said he tapped because it was his passion, taping is a source of income for others.
Bootleg recordings can be found at a number of downtown record stores.
See MUSIC-HUNTERS on page 2A
EVENTS CALENDAR
Tonight:
Band That Saved the World and Jacob Fred Jazz at 10 p.m. at The Bottleneck.
Pietasters, Pilfers and Spring Heeled Jack from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.
Shaking Tree at the Jazzhaus,
926.1/8 Massachusetts St.
KU Jazz Ensemble I at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Tomorrow:
**Tomorrow.**
*Stuck Mojo, Speak No Evil and Haste from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bottle neck.*
Band That Saved the World and Dr. Jones at 10 p.m. at The Bottleneck.
Son Venezuela at 10 p.m. at the Jazzhaus.
Uncle Dirtytoes on the Lawrence Art Walk from 9 p.m. to midnight at 619 N. Second St.
Sunday:
■ Virginia Rodrigues at 7 p.m.at the Lied Center.
■ Lawrence Chamber Orchestra at 2 p.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
Index
Sunday:
News . . . . . 3A
Nation/World . . 7A
Feature . . . . 8A
Game times . . 1B
Horoscopes . . 2B
Classifieds . . 7B
Movie Listings . 5A
Coupons . . 3B
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Latin beats, dances and baladas are finding a home in the Lawrence music scene including Brazilian Virginia Rodrigues' Lied Center performance on Sunday.
See page 6A
Música con salsa
The Kansas football team will battle Missouri tomorrow with hopes of staying alive and rising from the bottom of the Big 12 Conference. Coach Terry Allen looks to switch around the defensive backfield and earn a conference win.
See page 1B
There's no place like home
After three road matches against nationally ranked foes, the Kansas volleyball team will play at home tomorrow against Iowa State. See page 3B
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