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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesdav. September 14, 1999
Tickets for two local 311 shows go on sale today
By Emily Hughey writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
At this second, start-up bands across America are hoping for a break. Only a few will get it.
Often, it begins with wannabe rock stars dabbling with guitars in garages. They then grow into high school talent show stars. From there, they become champions of local music until one day, on the brink of economic demise, the spotlight ignites and stardom is activated.
Omaha-based 311 is one such band, and they're about to take the next step in the cycle — a return to their roots.
311 will stop in Lawrence Oct. 20
and perform at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. Four hundred tickets are available for the show, and they go on sale at 5 p.m. today at Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bottleneck.
Jacki Becker, music promoter for Pipeline Productions, said performances at Liberty Hall, the Bottleneck and Jayhawk Music Festival helped launch 311 from underground to mainstream about five years ago. Although they haven't played in Lawrence for three years, she said they called Pipeline and requested to add Lawrence to their tour schedule.
"The band called. They really like Lawrence, and they wanted to come back." Becker said.
She said she thought 311 felt connected to Lawrence because the band remembered its roots.
"With 311, it's history, and the guys have never forgotten where they came from," Becker said.
Jean Dykstra, Overland Park senior, was one of 311's early fans.
"They just want to give back to the people who helped them get where they are."
"I've been to a bunch of shows," said Dykstra, who attended a 311 show at Liberty Hall four years ago. "I liked their music, and it was open to all ages. Their music was so different. They mixed dance and guitar, and I liked the beats."
Madinah Hazim, Topeka senior, said she had seen the band two times, once at Jayhawk Music Festival and once at Sandstone Amphitheater.
"I remember when I was at Jayhawk Music Festival in 1995. It was crazy," Hazim said. "People
Hazim said she liked the band's older music.
started pushing everyone to the front and the fence broke."
Dykstra said although she hadn't listened to the band as much lately, she might go to the show in October.
"I would like to go," Dykstra said.
"But I don't know what happened to them. They just kind of faded away."
However, with a new record out,
Becker said 311 promised to play a
mix of old and new music for three
hours. Becker said she hoped the
show would sell out faster than any
other Lawrence show.
"They joke about it, but when we brought him to the Granada last
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year, Marilyn Manson sold out in 14 minutes," Becker said. "My goal is to sell out in under 10. That'd be great."
Tickets for a second show on Oct. 21 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. go on sale noon today.
—Edited by Ronnie Wachter
Good Morning America show gives Times Square a peek
ABC opens studio as morning show competition heats
The Associated Press
NEW YORK— ABC's Good Morning America team christened its flashy new Times Square studio yesterday — with competitors Katie Couric and Matt Lauer looking over their shoulder, figuratively speaking.
It was the first skirmish in morning television's window wars. By Thanksgiving, ABC, CBS and NBC all will have storefront studios in Manhattan where viewers can peer in at the live morning news shows.
With 2.3 million lights on a facade juitting 20 feet into Times Square, ABC's new studio certainly fits into the famous crossroads. The ground floor of the two-story studio is built like a replica of a New York City subway station.
NBC's competing "Today" show, morning TV's dominant program, had a street-level windowed studio in the 1950s and revived the tradition in 1994.
Yesterday morning, it mischievously beamed its program from a giant Astrovision screen a block away from ABC's studio, in full view of Good Morning America and its fans. The screen showed host Couric batting tennis balls with U.S. Open champion Serena Williams, who traveled seven blocks for an interview with GMA's Diane Sawyer less than an hour later.
"Any sane human being is asleep at this hour," Charles Gibson, Sawyer's Good Morning America co-host, said to some of the nearly 200 people gathered on the sidewalk to watch the opening.
Fans who woke up much earlier to get there gave the new studio a thumbs-up.
"It's very glitty," said Dennis Harrison of Lakeland, Fla. "The facade is just unbelievable. People
will feel more a part of the show." The subway set — minus the authentic grime — actually conveyed a warm, homey feel, one onlooker said.
"It almost looks like New Orleans or Mobile," said Rick Pensa of Kennesaw, Ga. "It's a quiet, easy look."
The bystanders were so preoccupied with the new Good Morning America look that they didn't notice Victoria's Secret model Stephanie Seymour prancing across the street toward them, her hair in curlers. She narrated a fashion show in the program's second hour.
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, bringing a police marching band that played On Broadway, showed up for a ribbon cutting.
"We love you," someone shouted from the sidewalk, as Giuliani beamed.
"We hate you," another bystander shouted, a more traditional New York greeting.
Stigmata makes scary appearance
Supernatural film manifests first in weekly earnings
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES—In a scary battle among three fearful competitors, Stigmata scared up more movie goers during the weekend by beating out the five-week reigning champion The Sixth Sense.
Stigmata, featuring Patricia Arquette as a hairdresser who manifests the wounds of Christ, and Gabriel Byrne as a priest sent to investigate, earned $19.3 million in its box office debut, while The Sixth Sense took in $17 million.
Stir of Echos came in third with $6.2 million. Its star, Kevin Bacon, goes on a supernatural journey after being hypnotized. All three films helped boost the weekend tally toward abnormal heights, according to estimates released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
the summer movie season have seen a drop in box office receipts. However, this weekend's ticket sales were 37 percent ahead of the same weekend last year, said Robert Buckbaum, an analyst at Reel Source, Inc.
"The horror genre rejuvenated the marketplace. The opening films came at the perfect time when the genre is just scorching." he said.
Generally, the months after
Even though The Sixth Sense dropped to No. 2 in its sixth week, it still garnered a respectable turnout with the help of repeat business, said Chuck Viane, head of distribution at Buena Vista. The movie stars Bruce Willis as a therapist who helps a boy who communicates with ghosts.
"I think the end is so satisfying and so surprising that people walk out of the theater and just can't wait to see it again," he said.
With Stigmata, the struggling distributor MGM had two movies in the top 10 as The Thomas Crown Affair tied for sixth place, earning $2.9 million
ESTIMATED GROSSES
1. Stigmata, $19.3
2. The Sixth Sense, $17.0
3. Stir of Echoes, $6.2
4. Runaway Bride, $3.9
5. Bowhinger, $3.7
6. The 13th Warrior, $2.9
tie. The Thomas Crown Affair, $2.9
8. Mickey Blue Eyes, $2.3
9. Chill Factor, $1.9
10. The Blair Witch Project, $1.6
Estimates are for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters. Figures are in millions.
in its sixth week
"It's been a long time since MGM has had two movies in the top 10. We're very pleased," said Larry Gleason, president of worldwide distribution. "We're back again as a serious contender."
The only other new movie to open in wide release, *Love Stinks*, starring Tyra Banks in a story about dumping the one you love, didn't make the top 10. Opening in limited release, *Minus Man*, a mystery about a likable drifter who disappears, earned a per screen average of $8,000.
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Wayne Johnson Reading & Booksigning Thursday, September 16, 1999 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mt. Oread Bookshop Kansas Union, Level 2
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In northwest Minnesota near the Chippewa reservation, a troubled man is caught up in the environmental and economic conflict over Native American lands. A suspense novel based on the author's experiences in the region.
Wayne Johnson was a Teaching-Writing Fellow at the Iowa Writers Workshop and was a recipient of the Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His short fiction has appeared in Journals such as The Atlantic Monthly and Ploughshares, and in collections including Prize Stories, The O.Henry Awards, and The Norton Anthology of Literature.
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