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R '~.S ~~F ~,K Changes at INSITE 13 Cover story A SMALL CHANGE in last month's masthead por- Heard any good ones, tends big changes in INSITE's future. Diane Bowen ended her three-year reign as editor, taking her con- lately? We have. siderable talents to the agricultural communications INSITE finds humor ata department at Texas A&M. Diane is a good friend, Texas A& M. ' and her absence is mourned, though much of the lie- polish and professionalism she brought to INSITE will continue to honor her work here. The good news is that the Fates conspired to drop on my doorstep an editor whose background ought to give him, um, unusual insight into his new job. Like the other three people who have held the title DI Heyse Dray of INSITE editor, Kyle Littlefield learned his craft 1 at the journalism department at Texas A&M. After Klezmer music makes its graduating in 1995, he returned to his hometown of F debut in the Brazos Valley. Baytown where he started a monthly magazine with ~ a friend in the printing business. (Gee, why does that sound familiar?) He left Baytown when he was offered an internship at Texas Monthly. After playing in the big leagues for a semester, Littlefield stayed in Austin working for Austin Monthly, a tabloid magazine that caters to Austin's business market. At the time he was hired to lead INSITE, he had ICAMU-TV only been back in Bryan/College Station for a few ~r weeks, having returned to wed Erin Hill, who Ili 5 Pam Tillis hosts "All- teaches for the Bryan Independent School District. time Legends of Littlefield is the only INSITE editor to have spe- Country Music --A Best cific background in magazines; he's also the first male. After he settles in, I expect he will bring a of Austin City Limits fresh perspective to this 13-year tradition called Special" Saturday,August INSITE Magazine. It's enough to make me want to ? 16, at 8 p.m. renew my subscription early. - Angelique Gammon The Other Presidential Library Before the Bush Library opens, whet your N S I T E appetite with a tour through the Lyndon INSITE Magazine is published monthly by The Insite Group Printing & Graphics Services, P.O. Box 1387, Bryan, Texas B. Johnson Presidential Library. 2S 77806. Telephone (409) 823-5567 E-Mail. insiteCbihs.net. Website: httiol/insitepub corn/incite Volume 14, Number 4. @Copyright 1997 The Insite Group, Managing Partners: Kyle i DeWitt, Angelique Gammon, Greg Gammon. Reproduction in any part without written permission of publisher is prohibited.' ON THE COVER: Cover illustration, Publisher: Angelique Gammon; Editor: Kyle Littlefield; Account "Laughing Aggie '97," by Stew Milne Executive: Cynthia Kauder; Production Manager: Glenn Richards, Office Manager: Kay Thierheimer: Production Orlando Ayala. Mieka Billings, Robin Cisneros, Don Coburn, Ricky Conchola, Fernando Flores. 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Mon- FabricCare, Westgate Plasma Center, J&S Studies, Inc., Awards, 14 ER"EIITMC MASSAGE Thu Gam-9pm, Fri-Sat Gam-10pm, Sun 7am-9pm. Etc., Soap Box, Universal Tan, Gulf Driving School, Nutritec and AE,DC,DS,MC,V,CK. FORYOTTR HF,AI,TH AND AVEL1,13EING Barracuda Rosalie's, 102 Church St., CS (846-0950). Specializing in classic Bar. Office and retail space available. 846-0220. For more complete listings of food and fare, pick up INSITE's Menu and ApPis available 7 days a week and modern Italian dishes. Moderately priced. Sun- Thu 1lam- Entertainment Guide or call 823-5567 for a complimentary copy. 1 9pm, Fri llam-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm. AE,DS,MC,V,CK. (409) 693-5562 INSITE/Aucus'r 1997 5 PF(1lN N_. Klezmer comes to town Di Heyse Dray gibes new life to a forgotten musical form ALREADY HOME TO a symphony, a chorale is secular. In Hebrew, the word klezmer means "a and a multitude of other musical groups ranging musical vessel." Originally the word referred to from barber shop quartets to alternative rock any musical instrument, but has come to refer to bands, the Brazos Valley recently gained another the entire musical style. musical genre: klezmer. Although Di Heyse Dray is a new band, Texas A&M professors Jennifer Goodman, Don klezmer has its roots in the 16th century. In the early 1900s, Jewish immigrants brought klezmer music to the United States, incorporating into it some jazz they heard at clubs where they played. e ~yAmong the famous American jazz players who were influenced by klezmer are Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman and Artie Shaw. After World War II, klezmer nearly disap- peared. ff. { . 11 >q'i P "People were afraid to admit publicly they were , E 1 ,r Jewish," Goodman says. As a consequence, it was 1 heard infrequently, most often at Jewish weddings and nursing homes. 1 During the 1970s interest revived. Young ` Jewish folk musicians who had been studying blues, jazz and bluegrass began searching for an ethnic music of their own. They found klezmer. { Its popularity has since spread, and bands are forming all over the country. Since many such musicians are college students or faculty members, klezmer is usually heard near college towns. Goodman says that this youthful interest will cause the genre to grow. Members of Di Heyse Dray began playing klezmer as a hobby in June 1996. Goodman says they found there was an interest in Jewish music in Bryan/College Station, but no one was per- forming it. Calling the medium an "endangered language," she says the best way to keep it alive is through performance. Texas A&M professors Weeda and Mike Sherman are introducing klezmer Goodman first heard klezmer as a graduate stu- Jennifer Goodman (from music to the Brazos Valley through their band, Di dent at Harvard University in the early 1980s; left), Don Weeda and Mike Heyse Dray (Dee-Ha-Suh-Dry) which is Yiddish however, her first experience playing it was last Sherman are bringing for "The Hot Three," a nod to jazz trumpeter summer when she formed Di Heyse Dray. Upon klezmer music to the Brazos Valley in the form Louie Armstrong's band The Hot Five. her arrival at Texas A&M, Goodman began look- of their band, Di Heyse Born within the Jewish communities of Eastern ing for people interested in starting a klezmer Dray. Europe, klezmer today blends Eastern European band. Her search eventually led to her colleagues dance music, jazz and blues. It resembles music at Texas A&M, Weeda a linguistics professor and that might be heard at a reception of a lively Sherman, a statistics professor. Goodman says the Jewish wedding in a movie. Klezmer is non-vocal, three decided to start the band just to see where and even though it is of Jewish heritage, the music it went. Story and photos by Christie Bohm 6 INS/TElAucusr 1997 Di Heyse Dray's accordionist, Weeda, breaks - signaling them to play again. Want to find out more who is not of Jewish heritage, first began Di Heyse Dray, which premiered at an playing klezmer when the band formed A&M Brown Bag Concert this spring, about klezmer music? in June 1996. He has more than 20 years may be the only performing klezmer Point your web browser of experience playing folk music from band in the Brazos County, but Klez fans around the world, and has recently can also hear klezmer on the local radio. to these related pages. become a fan of klezmer. Sherman hosts Rejuvenating Heritage, a Initially a piano player, Weeda says he local radio program, which airs from 7- began playing accordion in 1976 because 8 p.m. Wednesdays on KEGS 89.1 FM. the accordion has a keyboard like the Sherman currently plays a half-hour of 4 Ari Davidow's Klezmer piano, but is much more portable. In Israeli folk and pop, and a half-hour of Shack addition to Di Heyse Dray, Weeda plays klezmer and other Jewish-influenced http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez with the Haydukes, "an American-ish music. Sherman says he enjoys the show folk fusion band," and Slavadillo in because it educates listeners about a dif- 4 Mika's Klezmer Pages Austin, a Gypsy dance-band. ferent type of music. Information about http://www.astrakan.hgs.se/--kryp/klez Sherman's parents introduced him to Sherman's show can be found on-line at mer.htuu klezmer as a boy. At the time he was http://stat.tamu.edu/-sherman/KEOS/kle interested in popular bands like the zmershow.html. iii The German Klezmer Rolling Stones, and thought klezmer Currently Di Heyse Dray is looking Page music was "too far out." Sherman says he for an off-campus place to play. They also believes that at a "certain time in life, hope to eventually send a demo to record http://www.geocities.com/broad- people become curious about the seeds companies in hopes of a contract. Record ' way/1791 that were planted in their youth." deal or not, the members of Di Heyse Klezmer MUSIC Theory Sherman's jazz piano background has Dray are thrilled with the opportunity to allowed him to cultivate that seed. be making music. and Information Links But not all musical experiences are pos- Says Goodman, "You can be a musician http://neutrino.nuc.berkeleV.edu/',rLl- itive. After a "dust-up with a mean piano all of your life, and get a great joy out of dents/scott/klez.html teacher" in high school, Goodman decid- it because it does the soul a lot of good." ed to try a string instrument. She chose the mandolin because her hands were too small for the guitar. Goodman is partial to the instrument for non-musical reasons as well: the mandolin is related to the lute, an instrument from the Middle Ages, and Goodman, a professor of medieval English literature at Texas A&M, has always had an interest in that period. anima „ ` ub i Klezmer bands feature a variety and combination of instruments including trombones, trumpets, clarinets, tubas and strings. Sherman says their trio of man- dolin, piano and accordion offers good I i fusion, because the group members repre- sent different backgrounds and musical experiences. The klezmer genre can differ i drastically from band to band. Di Heyse Dray plays experimental Texas klezmer, % influenced by Slavic and Gypsy dance- band music and classic jazz, along with,. Yiddish swing, Israeli and traditional 1 Jewish songs. Goodman describes the u band as a "baby klezmer band just begin- ning to understand the tradition of the music." i'rrrs -tn1wn dii&irg rtg6n-es pYezi1ie which the band does for two hours every Monday. The band often rehearses at Goodman's home, where Kilroy, her "Klezdog," listens from a safe distance while they play, barking only during the band's LNSLTE/Aac;usr 1997 7 i T - "(fte ratios ydlley interior Paint J)OW '1j' ood Floors Selection WHEN IT'S WORTH M W DOING RIGHT! - A Home Improvement Tip Serving the Brazos Valley since 1981 by Kenneth Schroeder • Personal Service Traditional Solid Oak Flooring... with Paint cn More • Custom Color Matching enduring quality and beauty • Wallooverings • Floor Coverings • Traditional oak • sand & Finish With the holidays fast approach- • Laminated Glue Down • Wax and Polish ing, many people will be sprucing up 6933267 around the house. For most people, Call for Free Estimate Mitchell Smith, Owner this means at least some painting, Interior Designer Jeanne Williamson 690-6713 and for many, it means confusion in the area of interior paint selections. 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Be direct, the salesperson the Energy Conservation Division at 764-3724. lation loans and other programs. should tell you the pros and cons of Call 821-5715. each product. Next, remember that 9 times City of College Station & #W' girt in i Bright Ideas from Bryan Utilities out of 10, the top line product will be worth the few extra dollars per gallon. Also, finishes such as Airy Its a matter Eggshell and Satin will give a r more durable and washable surface V~ 1 than a flat paint, but without the of taste! Advertise Your shine of Semi-Gloss or Gloss. y r~1 Devoe Paint has recently devel- / A Home Improvement ~ oped a wonderful product called A, ® Wonder-Pure. It is a top line prod- 0 Business uct available in Flat, Eggshell and Each Month Semi-Gloss, but it is odor and pol- SPRING DRINKING PURIFIED WATER lutant free. This will be very help- S ~ in INSITE Magazine Free dependable delivery to ful for households with mothers to home and office be or people with allergies. y Finally, remember that you are t DecoratorWater Dispensers Call 823 5567 today working on your house. Do what for more information, y Convenient Local Billing ~ you want and what makes you ~ 779-0208 1-800-767-0208 happy. vk A, 4r SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION W H AT' S H A P P E N I N G Howl it up: Omar and the Howlers will play Saturday, August 16, at the 3rd Floor Cantina. Information: 823- 2368. a'uu, i L O C A L The sugar-tooth will want to plan for the p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, August 2, at the Brazos County 4-H Cake Show and Auction, magination Station Theatre in Manor East Search for fossils at Stone City with the which will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, August Mall, on the corner of Villa Maria and Texas Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History at 10 25, at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Ave. in Bryan. Admission is free. For informa- a.m. Saturday, August 2. Fees range from $5- Drive. Cake judging will begin at 6:15 p.m.; a tion, call 696-2787. $12 depending on museum membership. For cake auction will follow. For information, call information, call 776-2195. 823-0129. Motown/Soul music fans will want to hear the Big Otis Show Band on Saturday, August 2, Coach's Night, sponsored by the Brazos Grape picking, stomping and concerts in the at 3rd Floor Cantina, 201 B W. 26th St. in County A&M Club, will kick off the 1997 Aggie rose garden highlight Messina Hof Vineyard's Bryan (cover $10). Doors open at 8 p.m.; Football season at 5:30 p.m. Monday, August Harvest Weekends, running through August show starts at 9:30 p.m. For information, call 4, at the College Station Hilton, 801 University 24. For admission rates and information, call 823-2368. Drive E. A silent auction will precede a pre- 778-9463, sentation by Coach R.C. Slocum. Tickets can The Hypnotist will tickle your funny bone at be purchased in advance for $20. For infor- MUSIC /THEATER Caffe Capri's Comedy Corner, 222 N. Main in motion, call 775-0336. Bryan, on Saturday, August 2. Shows are at 7 Rhythm and blues singer Ruthie Foster will p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (cover $6). For informa Brazos County Crime Stoppers and Copy perform Friday, August 1, at 3rd Floor tion, call 822-2675. Corner will host their second annual mystery Cantina, 201B W. 26th St. in Bryan (cover $5), dinner, "Who Set the Bonfire Ablaze?," at Breedlove will play its acoustic rock Friday, Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at 9:30. For 7:15 p.m. Saturday, August 16, at the College information, call 823 2368. August 8, at the Dixie Theatre, 106 S. Main St. Station Hilton, 801 University Drive E. Cash n Bryan (cover $5). Cadillac Voodoo Choir bar and silent auction will open at 6:30 p.m. Austin based rock band Pushmonkey will opens. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at For information, call 779-7536. play Friday, August 9:30 p.m. For information, call 822-0976. - 1, at the Dixie Join the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Theatre, 106 S. History on a tour of S&J Emu Land Ranch in d Main St. in Bryan Franklin on Saturday, August 16. Participants (cover $6). Doors 7 f r will meet at the museum at 10 a.m., and the open at 8 p.m.;"' tour will begin at 11 a.m. Fees range from $5- show starts at 9:30 $12 depending on museum membership. For p.m. For informa- information, call 776-2195. tion, call 822-0976. "Second Exposure," an art auction and ben- magination Station efit for KEOS and Art's for Everyone, Inc., will Theatre will present be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 23, at the "A Midsummer 3rd Floor Cantina, 201B W. 26th St. in Bryan. Night's Dream" at k ' Admission is $6. For information, call 822- - - I 7 p.m. Friday, The Big Otis Show Band will perform Saturday, August 2, at 3rd Floor Cantina. 7993. August 1, and 2 Information: 823-2368. INSITE/AUGUST 1997 9 Museum of Natural History, 3232 Briarcrest Some Things Borrowed," featuring diverse r ,t Dust off your leather motorcycle jacket and Drive in Bryan. The camp is from 9 a.m.-noon and fascinating natural history samples, will pay tribute to AC/DC with look-a-likes Sin City for children ages 3-4 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for be on exhibit throughout August at the Brazos - on Friday, August 8, at 3rd Floor Cantina, children 5-12. Fees range from $60-$100 per Valley Museum of Natural History, 3232 201 B W. 26th St. in Bryan (cover $8 in week depending on the camper's age and Briarcrest Drive in Bryan. Admission is $3 for advance at Marooned, Rother's, DoubleQuick museum membership. For information, call adults; $2.50 for senior citizens and students Food Store and Cavender's Boot City; $10 at 776-2195 and $2 for museum members. Free admission door). Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at for children under 10. For information, call d ~L 9:30 p.m. For information, call 823-2368. 776-2195. r a Laugh it up with Freudian Slip's improv com- A Local Artists Group Show will be on display edy on Saturday, August 9, at the Dixie ~through August 30 at the Local Color Art Theatre, 106 S. Main St. in Bryan (cover $6). Gallery, 310 University Drive E. in College Y, Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at 9 p.m. Station. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday For information, call 822-0976. Friday and 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. For information, call 696 2787. ~~a r Rhythm and blues maestros Omar and the Howlers will play Saturday, August 16, at the Selections from "Women and Their Work" 3rd Floor Cantina, 201 B W. 26th St. in Bryan k:w will be on exhibit through August 24 at the (cover $6). Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts' University Center Galleries at Texas A&M. ' at 9:30 m. For information, call 823-2368. p Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and erg, noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is Citizen Lane will perform its groove-oriented free. For information, call 845-6081. lounge sounds Friday, August 29, at the Dixie DC, Theatre, 106 S. Main St. in Bryan (cover $5). Miss Molly and the Whips, August 29, 3rd Floor A'i Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at 9:30 p.m. Cantina (cover $8). Information: 823-2368 A For information, call 822-0976. Calvert-The Calvert Antique Sale and Oklahoma City's Wakeland will play its A R T E~ =1 Celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 acoustic rock Saturday, August 30, at the p.m. Saturday, August 9, and from 1 p.m. to 5 Dixie Theatre, 106 S. Main St. in Bryan (cover p.m. Sunday, August 10, on Main Street. Selections from the American Cut Glass Association" and "Short Stories: Activities include a Civil War Reenactment $5). Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at 9:30 e, p.m. For information, call 822-0976. Little Seen Works from the Runyon and an antique sale. For information, call Collection" will run through Sunday, August (409) 364 2933. 24, at the Memorial Student Center Forsyth JUST FOR u Galleries at Texas A&M. Hours are Monday- 4 Dixie Theatre/3rd Floor Cantina "Home Sweet Home: North America," a Friday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday Sunday http://www.3rdixie.com noon-5 p.m. For information, call 845-9251. summer nature camp for children ages 3-12, Brazos Valley Arts Council * will be held August 4-8 at the Brazos Valley "Some Things Old, Some Things New, http://www.rtis.com/reg/bcs/org/arts/ 1® 3 2' W a, LEARNING CHARA CTER+ FAITH SAINT -4 MICHAECS Some `e ~f • have • openings. ACADEMY IT \,J Call today! 822-2715 Episcopal school 2500 S. COLLEGE AVE. 1 children of all faiths BRYAN, TEXAS NURSERY - 12TH 10 1NS1'1'fi/Auct,'i 1997 R Il__( I _N_....~ S R~ R I ,F__~__( Local State Sen. Steve Ogden Presented the City of College 3,1TONS OF FEATURES Station with a Finalist Certificate from the 1997 NOW WEIGHS AS LITTLE AS , 1 OUNCES. Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. The city has been awarded the certificate for its Comprehensive Environmental Program. Bryan/College Station's first competitive polo club, the Simply the smallest, lightest Brazos Valley Polo Club, has been established with the Sb arTAC help of George B. Georgiades of the Moore/Georgiades WEARABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE cellular phone in the world. Group at Merrill Lynch. For information, call 695-3000. Copy Corner, which provides copying, binding and printing services, has moved to 1404 Texas Ave. S. in Size it up at College Station. Phone: 693-0640. BRYAN 800 COMMUNICATIONS `magination Station Theatre has moved to the for- 3100 Leonard Road, Bryan mer movie theater complex at Manor East Mall, on the corner of Texas Ave. and Villa Maria in Bryan. Phone: 775-4800 696-2787. .sA Mod-Ox Specialties was recognized as the fastest- growing company in the Brazos Valley at the Bryan i Rotary Club/Newman 10 Business Performance ' MOTOROLA Awards. - .NATURE 61,G The Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and StarTAC shoo -0- AU7HORIED CELL-LO-10N Substance Abuse announces the new location of its Model Shown Prevention Resource Center, 1713 Broadmoor in Bryan, and the Recovery Services Center, 1103 Turkey Creek Road in Bryan. New Businesses Habitat ReStore, a building materials retail outlet, i has opened behind the Bryan/College Station Habitat z= stuff create the petv~ect, for Humanity office at 119 Lake St. in Bryan. Hours are / Thursday 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone:823-7200. nurturing environment Office Max/Copy Max, 410 Harvey Road in College Station, is now open, providing office supplies, furni- 4o17 your loved ones. ture, electronics and a full-service copy center. Hours ' are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-9 ; p.m, and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Phone: 695-9393. The Benson OB/Gyn Center announces its opening C T \ /ICV V C\ A at 2801 E. 29th St. in Bryan, providing genetic coun- R C L J 1 V R E T I R E M E N T C O M M U N I T Y seling, pregnancy care and diagnosis and treatment of 2505 East Villa Maria Road Bryan, TX (409) 776-4778 premenstrual syndrome. Hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-noon and 1:30-5:30 p.m. Phone: 776-1660. r • Independent Living Office Depot has opened in the Lone Star Pavillion, f" • Assisted Living, License No. 000970 715 Texas Ave. S. in College Station. The business • 24-hour nursing care offers office and business products and copying and printing services. Hours are Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-6 Crestview Retirement Community is an afilliate of Methodist Retirement Communities. Q p.m. Phone: 695-1490. > Residents of all religious denominations are welcomed. INSITE/AUGUST 1997 I 1 IA Alta Vista Christian g c F c c. R l F F_c Academy College Station's first private school, Alta Vista Christian Academy, will open this fall at 2905 "where children can become what God Colton in College Station. The interdenominational envisions them to be. Christian school offers one-on-one instruction, a men- tor program and peer tutoring for children in grades K- 12. Alta Vista is currently accepting enrollment. Phone: 695-1919. Notables Jerry Ellis, principal at Sam Rayburn Middle School in Bryan, has been selected to serve on the Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee of the Texas Association of Secondary Principals. Ellis is one of 15 administrators from across Texas who will serve 01 r on the committee. Now Enrolling After three years of service, Jon Hildebrand was pro- Kindergarten through 12th Grade moted to general sales manager at Fred Brown Mazda Classes begin September 2 BMW Volkswagen in Bryan. "Holding a High View of Giftedness" Diedre Smith has been named program director of Bluebonnet House in College Station, which offers Alta Vista Christian Academy places a strong emphasis assisted living for disabled adults and the elderly. on a more personalized approach to education Channa E. Borman, a College Station attorney, was Call 695-1919 elected director of the Texas Young Lawyers Association of the State Bar of Texas. Borman will rep- resent the 279 young lawyers in Brazos and surround- s r---------------------------------------------------------------I ing counties. BRYAN GOLF COURSE Rayford G. Anthony, Texas A&M professor and head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been Early Bird Special i recognized for outstanding service to the Fuel and Petrochemicals Division of the American Institute of j ; $15.25 before 11:00 a.m. Chemical Engineers. includes cart Offer expires August 31, 1997 i Malcolm J. Andrews, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M, received the i Must Present Coupon i Not valid on holidays and tournaments i Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from the Society of • , Automotive Engineers. The award recognizes academic Call for Reservations 823-01264 ; training and contributions to teaching and research. 206 West villa Maria (Northwest intersection of South College. Avenue and Villa Maria) L---------------------------------------------------------------J Jere Blackwelder has been named vice president of Applied Computing Services Inc., 1805 Briar Oaks in Bryan. Blackwelder helped ACSI establish a market in Bryan/College Station for its speech recognition soft- ware, which enables computer users to talk to their computers. i ~ Dr. William Berger, president of Berger Materials News/Sports/Talk 1150 AM Engineering Inc., in Bryan, was recognized for his two- year term as director of the National Society of S P Q R TS TA L K "LIVE 99' Professional Engineers. with U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions recognized Dr. Zhao-Hui Chip Howard Song of Texas A&M's College of Medicine as the recipient of a 1997 Pharmaceutical Research and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Manufacturers Starter Grant 12 INSITE/AUGUST 1997 pair of shoes. 3. you think that the National Championship is always played at the Cotton Bowl. 4. you know that "high and tight" doesn't refer to a woman's rear. 5. you g C ugust in Bryan/College Station: It's a joke, right? o v i You've either gotta laugh or end up boiling in your o C E own juices. Then there are those 40,000 or so Aggies 0' N O i heading back to town later this month - that'll really cool things off. Blame it on the heat, but our journalistic aspira- ~ j tions this month amounted to wandering the Texas A&M cam- bus asking, "Heard any good ones lately?" Actually, we heard Ic< s ''ite a few. It's not the brand of campus humor that's likel Y w x Fto make it into any University approved Aggie Joke book. But ' still o a chuckle. It's definitely the heat .i' d "~w 4a tr L C F Wiv P~' 7 i ~ r W s , Q A s P 3 i ISI {d~~~l ~~14}r I m c 8 ell I y d l 4 r l I _ ds I it WI s lk. ro , a, U- . OAO BABY n0 k o you. 15. you've dated a quad queen. 16. you think corps block has a street address. 17. you've taken a date down Bottlecap Alley. 18. you've ever been swimming 3 e n c ~ N fC Q) o x~ soon found out the Lenin look-alike was chorus of "Margaritaville" without being 3 really Lawrence Sullivan Ross and began kicked off the stage? cc r referring to the quadrangle in front of the Sneaky Pete sing-a-longs have been cD ° Academic Building as "Sully Square." going strong for 13 years in Aggieland, c 'o r Some students chuckled, others said but they only scratch the surface of this "nyet" to Robertson's humor. He still gets associate professor's "talent." Rizzo's orig- w 0 the last laugh, though. inal songs have been featured on the Q ° Whenever a student questions the ide national radio show "Dr. Demento." They m o .I ology of the political science depart range from the silly ("Barbecue f ment, Robertson jokes "the polit Barney") to the strange o 0 o ical science department (Bolton ("Vampire Frogs"). You've gotta i Hall) is to the right of Lawrence " love a guy who writes this about Y a° Sullivan Ross." Barney, the purple-obsessed chil- dren's icon parents love to hate: 0 o C , "Members of parents against pur- n '1 c6 E _ Look out Reveille, ple, mushy mind-molesters, will you o w m s c x there's a new dog please join me in singing our nation- 0 3 in town al anthem x Sully, da We've got to barbecue Barney/ 0 ~I a Lenin, nyet When Dr. Rick Larson, a visiting assis- before it's too late/ 7 N tant professor in the management depart- We've got to barbecue Barney/ m" o Dr. John D. Robertson, a political sci- ment, learned that he was going to be Our kid's futures are at stake." 5 j ence professor, was shocked when he came teaching Management 211, he knew it Mn r to Texas A&M in 1979 and saw what looked was going to be a challenge. The class was 0 2 o like a statue of Russian Marxist revolution- as famous for its huge enroll- c cc ary Vladimir Lenin. As Robertson explains, ment as it was infamous for its T towns of the former Soviet Union erected deadly dull material. Larson Y statues of Lenin in the town square (Lenin decided to take the funny way o n squares). out, and his pet chihuahua c C\ m "I couldn't believe it," recalls Robertson. (which, he claims, does not have 1= d "Here was this great monument of a man a name) deserves a lot of the 3 r E in an overcoat, with a high forehead, and he credit. ° a was slightly leaning forward. It was an "The chihuahua stories' i i R. extraordinarily accurate facsimile of Lenin." showed up accidentally, and the ° c = Robertson could not make out the name students liked themsays J Larson. So much so that Larson, on the statue because it was worn away. He 1 N who teaches the course only in Z 5 the summer, is bombarded with C 3° requests for the class known as CZ Chihuahua 211. Wonder if he gives the The Duke of Windsor Cl) students walks on the dog days? i 0 =3 11 Associate Dean of Architecture Rodney N c vi Hill is known around campus for wearing 0 ca Sneaky Pete: Hell flunk you if you sing out loud ties. These ties aren't just loud, some X The T-shirt says of tune of them are a scream. Among his favorites: -~`DO it all. w a custom-made Leggo tie, a rabbit fur tie, ro Dr. Peter J. Rizzo, a.k.a. "Sneaky Pete" a rattlesnake tie, a wooden tie and a tie o often hears two remarks about himself: made of feathers. 0 _Y m "My biology students say, 'I can't believe Says Hill, "I guess people expect it.... ° a~~,~~ you play rock-n-roll.' My audiences say, `I If you're in architecture, you can get away v; co NI can't believe you are a professor.,,' with it because you are perceived as artsy." o Whether it's his split personality that Step into Hill's office and you will see °i UANI c TM draws them in when- that his ties are only a symptom of the, o An ever Sneaky Pete is er, bigger problem. He collects kitsch. fD playing we can't say. Our favorites: a Moroccan prayer rug of m Maybe it's just that his sing- Elvis hanging on his office door and the W t,r ) a-lungs, parodies and bizarre outlook architecturally inspired pair of feet crash- o are so darned fun. Where else can you ing through the ceiling which he calls grab a microphone and join the performer "Falling Arches." j % . for a verse of "Satisfaction" or a raucous One suggestion: don't ask Hill what his X m .f T N I a ° I ~ N t pue HOA e sapnloul sle>ol} Ileglool aol lno buiduaeo to eapi ino t bz -pjoM eql to siapuoM uanaS aUl 10auo si entire semester. 29. you're proud of your grades. c ro `o 3 Brilliant color. Super-fast printing. y favorite collectable is; he might just pro- Discover the HP DeskJet 870Cxi Printer m nounce it a tie. Professional Series. O " ° Most stories grow with the re-telling, C but Mary Helen Bowers, deputy director .t of University Relations, says these two > El 2- > N 'o oft-repeated vintage Aggie tales are real- r , N ly true. Don't ask him how he knows Y o he had breakfast 06 a There was a professor by the last name Ui C of Potter who was known for being absent- " o minded. The professor was also known for riding his bike to and from school. One • Fast printing up to 8 pages per minute in black, up to 4 pages per minute in .N day a student of his accidentally ran over color o him. The student stopped the car and ran • Handles a variety of papers including index cards, labels, envelopes and N to see if Potter was all right. transparencies m .c "Are you OK?" the student asked. • Premium performance on a variety of operating systems Windows, Macintosh, Potter, unfazed, looked at him and and stand-alone DOS printing asked, "What direction was I going?" "That doesn't matter.... Are you OK?" P rof e s sio n a I Computing =Authorized o Potter replied, "Yes, it does matter. SOS CHURCH STREET 846-5332 N You see, if I was heading that way, I was coming from lunch. But if I was heading COLLEGE STATION, TX 77840 fax 268-1469 R, the other direction, then I haven't eaten U L lunch yet." 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Kyle Field is your Graceland. 34. you think Bevo would make a good brisket. 35. you think the weekend starts on Thursday. 36. a t-sip tells you an Aggie ar o y a CL 2) ost public rest rooms contain graffi- Sports: a o l~'1ti. It must be the primitive territo- "The Dallas Cowboys are an upstand- < E The writing's on the stall rial nature of humans to mark the walls. ing group of gentlemen. (Yeah, they g y 15 = Aggies are no exception. In fact, based on should get out on good behavior.)" a 0 what is available on campus, it looks like m E o some Aggies are pretty well steeped in the Spelling lessons: co art. If you want to check it out first-hand, it is hamsters moron, not hamp- the first floor of Heldenfels is a good place sters!" to start, with an abundance of graffiti in o both the men's and women's stalls. Philosophy: m ° A M Maybe it has something to do with the "Sometimes the world just revolves fact that this is where most freshmen take around someone else." i C chemistry.... o '0 , ~ "Think of all the productive things you 0 ~ o Our faves by topic: could be doing if you didn't spend so a ~k much time philosophizing on bathroom x N Cl) Love: doors. O C < Yn "Help, I'm in love with a BQ, and I'm 31, ~ a CT what should I do?" "Aggie Logic: 1 = 2 because 1 is 2." m r U a> "I'm in love with a BQ too. If your's m is anything like mine consider yourself Misc.: 0 lucky." "Didn't someone once promote a red m < ~e ~"Am I the only person here who doesn't neck eradication program? Oh, yeah, I CL N have a girlfriend? (why yes you are)" believe it was popularly called education!" 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She was _ m t °'il~rrS~nc y g recently interviewed by Details, anation-w 0 al magazine for men, and her web site, Digitrix (www2.cy-net.net/-digitrix/) m t m 3 made Texas Monthly's "Top 100 Texas n ` Web Sites." Tnecollage atde gmn~nugnm o S aome or the aicturae in the m Y calendar. The calendar b packed Still doesn't ring a bell? Maybe you've ~a with 21 nude phomeorShepeyout 1 W and about Texw (p c heard about the photos of her posing near x„ < various and sundry Texas A&M land- °e c m c marks, wearing nothing except her E renotmolaam t ttheas S ge your copy a king ante of each. ~y ~ Aggie Ring. Yes, we're talking about IntemeUOnelolder arenmapmblemeither Shelley arovld be Demore a) than happy m spread her good cheer all around the world. Al that Shelley. 9. In 1993, Shelley's boyfriend, Trey, had . At Digitrix Shelley not only advertises her products, but she C One of the original "Aggie" photos - Bet the University wished she was a two-percenter. provides a convenient link to Texas A&M's home page. ° c t lfi o i the idea to take some photos around cam- C pus. The photos appealed to a certain < i arty element on campus and soon devel- C I _ m oped an underground following from m friends asking if they could have copies o to show others. It was during this time that Trey, unbeknownst to Shelley, post- m ed some of the pictures (which he dubbed ' _ 3 ri ' f rv k 4f s,)anaoFlM ptle sa156y alit si tueal allloneJ anon li lb IIaA 1u61upll ? an Aggie if..." come to hftp://insitepub.com/insite ) m the "Aggie Series") to an Internet news- group for, literally, all the world to see. Coming to The response was overwhelming. Aggies o around the world loved them, Shelley INSITE , E says. ° When Trey told her what he had done, . 1. Shelley says she was shocked, but not y o. angry. To meet the demand for new Pic- 111 November: tures, Trey and Shelley had more photo shoots on campus - begging questions Dry Cleaning > from students such as, "How can they do ~ The Geo%re Draperies • Alterations this on campus without getting caught?" Laundered Shirts & Jeans to and "Who is that girl?" Leather Apparel • Shoe Repair 2 Students weren't the only ones asking Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-6:30 PM • Sat. 8 AM-2 PM o questions. 5et1 NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR SAME-DAY SERVICE jr 'dal The web site featuring the Aggie Pic- E (including Saturdays) o o tures was created on a student account at library Ask about our T Th lean special and (D Texas A&M. As a member of A&M's Computer Information Services says, Wed. dress & suit special c "The site was getting more than 100,000 Museum P hits a day." Such heavy traffic began to _ 3030 E. 29th St., Ste 119 9 bog down the computing systems on Yi Bryan rative 774-0503 campus, though we're pretty sure it was Y all in the name of biological research. ti ss, e, And Next To BOTH Albertson's a The photos also contained identifiable t q A&M landmarks. According to one c " 313C S. College 2205 Longmire , VA, A University official who wishes to remain al 823-75 7_p day College Station College Station a you o anonymous, A&M formed a committee to $46-2155 694-2249 C rc~rvc c~ ace. see what could be done to remove the 0 pictures from the University's account ro without creating a freedom of speech m issue. m However, when Shelley and Trey began to market products such as mouse Want 2) pads with Shelley's picture on them, they 70 had to dissociate themselves from the m v University account. It is University pol- icy that students are not allowed to con- 0 duct business through their University 3 accounts. 1 o Shelley graduated from A&M with a Subscribe? M bachelor's degree in English in 1994, and 1 v soon after leaving A&M, she and Trey c began to expand their photo concept to ` Call: (409) 823-5567 o Texas landmarks. a) E They produced a calendar with pic- Or Fax: (409) 823-3894 tures of Shelley posing nude with such a Texas landmarks as Dealey Plaza, the con or E-Mail: insite@bihs.net c Capitol Building and the Alamo. ! N Currently, Shelley and Trey reside in Web: http://insitepub.com/insite co Dallas and co-own Digitrix, the compa- } m ny that markets all of Shelley's products. or write o: rn Shelley even has her own fan club. E Loving Shelley may put a strain on The Insite Group o your pocketbook. A calendar will cost 3 you $8.95, a personally signed 8x10 P.O. 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I have always Come see us in our new offices and let us help you see the world! wanted the pictures not to have a sleazy effect. I think they are classy. i Q: After doing these photo shoots so many / times, you must know what to look for in terms of the right conditions. What do you i look for? How much planning is involved. i • , , • • , A: For the calendar, we knew where we wanted to take pictures, but almost all of the photo shoots are never planned. j It depends where it is. The Alamo was Room Arrangement • Hourly Consulting obviously a very fast photo shoot. But we Window, Wall & Floor Coverings • Furniture • Accessories were able to take our time at the Grassy Principal. Christopher Spang Knoll. Sixth Street was also pretty laid 106 W. 26th, Suite #36 Downtown Bryan back. The Astin Building (409) 775-5840 Q: Is there ever an element of fear present while doing this? A: At the Alamo, I was nervous. There was so much security around. And WERE FIGHTING FOR there were also a lot of kids, too. I won't YOUR LIFE do it while kids are around. I never have. But I was kind of surprised at how easy BRAZOC~ 1'~1D DE~ it was at the Capitol Building. •ANTIQUESi7&iC IOLLLIECCTIBLES• Q: Are most of your 'fans" Aggies or is 1 it a more general draw these days? SELLING THE USUAL - THE UNUSUAL American Heart A: It is a more general audience. And Open Mon-Fri 10 5; Sat 9-5 Association it is surprisingly very international. j Germany, the Netherlands and Japan are All major credit cards accepted where a lot of my fans are from. 210 W. 26th St. Downtown Bryan Texas Affiliate, Inc. 20 INSITE/AUGUST 1997 k r r t4 The Clear Choke For ro , Pencil him in Business Communications Brad Graeber had a fitting start to edi- in the Brazos Valley torial cartooning. He joined his high school newspaper and four cartoons later, he resigned. A cartoon he had drawn lam- pooning his principal was a bit too con- troversial. The brief stint proved to be fruitful however; months later Graeber was notified that one of the four cartoons he had drawn for the paper was picked "Best Cartoon" at a UIL state contest. PAGERS • 2-WAY RADIOS • MOBILE PHONES • 775-2WAY (2929) Graeber, a senior English major, has since been entertaining and enraging Texas A&M for more than three years as an edi- torial cartoonist at The Battalion. His unorthodox secret to success is not trying Rush to make people laugh. "I draw cartoons that I think are funny, and usually someone else thinks they are funny, also." However, Graeber isn't always ' Limbaugh looking for a laugh from his readers. As he explains, editorial cartooning is often a thankless art. "No one ever writes into the paper and says, `that cartoon made me chuckle.' The ' WEEKDAYS 11AM - 2 PM cartoons that bring out an emotion - especially anger - are rewarding because SATURDAY NOON - 3 PM you know you are making the reader think. those are my favorites. When something happens that really gets me HOTTEST TALK SHOW IN AMERICA the stronger I feel about an issue, the more the cartoon takes on a sardonic nature, a tool for me to fire back my viewpoint." Sometimes, readers gather their own messages from Graeber's cartoons - mes- sages he never intended. "When Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated, I portrayed a large, unfinished peace sign chiseled out of rock, and Rabin lying at the foot of it, to imply that it was a shame this great work remains unfinished." NewS/VcportslTalk 1150 AM But that's not what a few Israeli students (Continued on page 30) INSITE/AUGUST 1997 21 T V L I S T I N G S Country music sweetheart Pam` Tillis hosts "All-time Legends of Country Music A Best of Austin ' City Limits Special" celebrating two,. decades of the best and brightest of~ country music. Airs Saturday, August 16, at 8 p.m. m v 1, y S t MIL a, v kY~ a classic songs he and his clarinet made famous. Ed McMahon Watch this remarkable collection of documentaries on major? ARTS K hosts the August 24, at 8 P.m.) cities of Texas, as produced by Texas PBS stations. (Monday, program. (Sunday, August 18, at 8 p.m.) z - ` Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Jesus Lopez-Cobos w- 7, 7, AII-time Legends of Country Music -A Best of Conducts Ravel and Dvorak Aging Parents: Planning for the Future Austin City Limits Special See the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with music director America's over-65 population is expected to double by the Take a trip down country music's memory lane in this spe Jesus Lopez Cobos conducting and special guest artist Alicia year 2030. The joys and complications of living longer are i. cial, hosted by country music sweetheart Pam Tillis with de Larrocha at the piano, make its national television debut. felt by elders and by their children. This special provides use N, classic performances by the musicians who shaped country The 1996-97 season marks Lopez-Cobos' tenth anniversary ful information on managing the challenges of role reversal m music as art and industry. (Saturday, August 16, at 8 p.m.) with the orchestra. (Wednesday, August 27, at 8 p.m.) and caring for parents. (Tuesday, August 19, at 9 p.m.) S ,j - T; -EeTS a,t= `Glenn Miller: America's Musical Hero Texas: The Land "Celebrate the Glen Miller phenomenon! Learn how his Don't miss this extraordinary collection of video productions Hitchhiking Vietnam: Letters From the Trail sound was put together in this definitive tribute to the man reflecting our state's historical, cultural and geographical Watch this story of a young American woman, Karin Muller, 5- and the music that made America kick up its heels when it diversities. (Wednesday, August 20, at 7 p.m.) faced its greatest challenge, World War II. (Sunday, August who sets off on a seven-month quest to find the real Vietnam. It is a fascinating glimpse at a country whose very name con- 17, at 8 p.m.) jures up a flood of images and emotions, yet is little under- Dive stood. (Tuesday, August 5, at 8 p.m.) Dive into the extraordinary business of the people who docu Great Moments in Opera ment nature, looking at the passion, excitement and frustra- Q _ Watch opera diva Roberta Peters introduce a collection of tion that many natural history filmmakers experience. Also L . ° Gene Stratton-Porter: Voice of the Limberlost Q operatic gems originally performed on "The Ed Sullivan Watch this documentary about the remarkable life of the see how these images of nature are crafted into award win . , Show." Opera on television received a tremendous boost ning television productions. (Monday, August 25, at 8 p.m.) `when Ed Sullivan turned the spotlight of his popular variety author and naturalist, who turned her love of nature into best- selling novels, nature books and articles. Stratton-Porter set hour on the stars of the opera world. (Sunday, August 17, at The Snow Wolves many of her stories in the Limberlost Swamp of Indiana and 9:30 p.m.) was an early voice for the preservation of wetlands. (Tuesday, Linked to folklore and fairy tales, revered by Native Americans and feared by Western settlers, the wolf has endured the test August 5, at 9 p.m.) Willie Nelson in Concert of mankind and is now rebuilding its natural niche in the Extraordinary songwriter/singer Willie Nelson holds a James Stewart: A Wonderful Life wild. Take a look as grey wolves are successfully being rein- unique place in music and in the hearts of audiences world- troduced and acclimated to Yellowstone National Park. Look at the extraordinary life and film career of Jimmy wide. In this concert, Willie and his band play many of his Stewart with his friend and admirer Johnny Carson. Watch (Wednesday, August 27, at 7 p.m.) classic songs in a warm and intimate setting. (Saturday, interviews with Stewart, Sally Field, Richard Dreyfuss, Clint August 23, at 8 p.m.) Eastwood, Katherine Hepburn, Walter Matthau, Gene Kelly Philip Johnson: Diary of an Eccentric Architect and others. (Friday, August 15, at 8 p.m.) Take a personal tour of architect Philip Johnson's estate in Benny Goodman's Greatest Hits Connecticut. He comments on his Glass House, Pavilion, Dance along with the special that spotlights Benny Texas: The Cities Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, and the new ~ Goodman's talent and musical legacy, swinging with the Visitor's Center, which will welcome visitors to 22 INSITE/Aaac si 199- Johnson's estate when it opens as a museum after his death. friend Dr. Hawker receives disturbing news about Count bunch. Tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, paper- (Sunday. August 31, at 8 p.m.) Foscanti, one of the doctor's patients. Miss Lemon has a new makers, cement mixers, sculptors, potters and spinners. MOBIL, admirer. (Thursday, August 21, at 8 p.m.) Whatever and wherever they build, the result is a delight to d ,~mr ,gin z , both engineer and naturalist. (Sunday, August 31, at 7 p.m.) Sharpe II "The Chocolate Box" - For the first time since the Great "Sharpe's Honour" - Watch as Sharpe becomes a War, Poirot returns to his homeland, Belgium. But his former pawn in the game of Major Pierre Ducos and is forced to colleagues in Brussels have long memories and an old case "Shark Attack!" - Look at the great white shark, and cross enemy lines to find the one person who can clear of murder still needs solving. (Thursday, August 28, at 8 the attitudes of people toward them - from those who his name. The beautiful Marquesa Dorada is at the heart p'm) would like to see them destroyed, to others whose fear is of Ducos' devious plan. (Sunday, August 3, at 8 p.m.) NATURE - tempered with awe. Focus on the increase in shark attacks JAk-AWK, on humans in the last few years and spectacular footage of nay , "Warts and All" - Warthogs are comical, curious ani- sharks in action. (Tuesday, August 5, at 7 p.m.) Poirot V mals that live in the shadow of leopards, elephants or rhinos, "Dead Man's Mirror" - Poirot is keen on an Art Deco and rarely get respect or attention of their own. Look at how "Little Creatures Who Run the World" - Ants are mirror, but is outbid at an auction by art dealer Gervase fascinating and loveable these creatures really are - warts everywhere. They outnumber humans a million to one, and Chevenix, who asks Poirot to find out if he is being defraud- and all. (Sunday, August 10, at 7 p.m.) their total weight equals that of the entire human race. ed by architect John Lake. Vanda, Gervase's wife, announces Harvard's Edward Wilson takes viewers on a fascinating tour that her spiritual guide has warned her of death. (Thursday, "Ghost Bear" - For thousands of years, a race of black of this rival superpower. (Tuesday, August 12, at 7 p.m.) August 7, at 8 p.m.) bears has inhabited an isolated island off British Columbia where roughly every tenth black bear is, actually, almost pure "Fast Cars" - What does it take to win at Indy? "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan"- Poirot white. Take a glimpse at some of the other animals sharing Follow champion race car driver Bobby Rahal and a and Hastings meet theatrical producer Ed Opalsen and his the forest as well. (Sunday, August 17, at 7 p.m.) team of engineers as they strive to design a new car actress wife, Margaret. Margaret boasts to Poirot about her that can win the checkered flag at the Memorial Day valuable pearls, an important part of her new show. The "The World of Penguins" - Most people are familiar classic. (Tuesday, August 19, at 7 p.m.) pearls disappear and suspicion falls on the hotel employees. with the adorable, tuxedoed Adelie penguin, but it is only one (Thursday, August 14, at 8 p.m.) of 17 species of penguins that live all over the southern "Hunt for Alien Worlds" - Until recently, Earth was hemisphere. Look at not-so-familiar species, including some the only known planet in the universe that could support "The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman" - Poirot that are blue, some that live under houses and some that life. Follow the story of a select group of astronomers and Hastings are drawn into the gangland underworld of roost in trees. (Sunday, August 24, at 7 p.m.) who spend their nights staring into the darkest reaches of London's Little Italy when they investigate a murder. Their space looking for new worlds that alien life could call "Designed for Living" - Animal artisans are a creative home. (Tuesday, August 26, at 7 p.m.) Weekday Programs Mystery (F) 6:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 American History I (M) 2:00 TBA 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Intro to Sociology (T) The Woodwrights' Shop (T) 8:00 Around the World in 80 Days Federal Government (W) This Old House (W) 9:00 Austin City Limits Faces of Culture (Th) Naturescene (Th) 10:00 Mystery (R) American History II (F) European Journal (F) (Telecourses end the week of 08/04) 2:30 Sesame Street SUNDAY PROGRAMS 3:30 Barney & Friends 6:00 American History I 6:30 American History I (M) 4: 00 Where in time is Carmen Sand i ego? 6:30 American History I i Intro to Sociology (T) 4:30 Bill Nye The Science Guy 7:00 Introduction to Sociology Federal Government (W) 5:00 Wishbone (M,W,F) 7:30 Introduction to Sociology Faces of Culture (Th) American History II (F} Kraft's Creatures (T,Th) 8:00 Federal Government (Telecourses end the week of 08104} 5:30/11:30 Nightly Business Report (M-F) 8:30 Federal Government 7:00 Body Electric 6:00/10:30 The Newshour With Jim Lehrer (M-F) 9:00 Faces of Culture 7:30 Imagine ctrl 9:30 Faces of Culture 8:00 Sesame Street SATURDAY PROGRAMS 10:00 American History II 7:30 General Psychology 10:30 American History II 9:00 9:30 ReadMr. ing Rogers' Rainbow Neighborhood 8:00 General Psychology 11:00 General Psychology 10:00 The Magic School Bus 8:30 State Government 11:30 General Psychology 9:00 State Government 12:00 State Government 10:30 11:00 The Repeat Puzzle Sun. Place e 7 p.m. (M) (Telecourses end the week of 08/04) 12:30 State Government of at Repeat of Mon. at 7 p.m. (T) 9:30 Magic School Bus (Telecourses end the week of 08/04) Repeat of Tues. at 7 p.m. (W) 10:00 One-Hour Western Movie 1:00 Washington Week in Review Repeat of Wed at 7 p.m. (Th} 11:00 Great American Desserts 1:30 Wall Street Week 11:30 The Victory Garden 2:00 TBA Repeat of Thurs. at 7 p.m. (F) 12:00 TBA 2:30 Smart Money Moves 11:30 KAMUnity Magazine (F) 12:30 This Old House 3:00 The Lawrence Welk Show (R) 12:00 McLaughlin Group (M) 1:00 New Yankee Workshop 4:00 In The Prime (R) Repeat of Mon. at 8 p.m. (T) 1:30 Hometime 5:00 McLaughlin One on One Repeat of Tues. at 8 p.m. (W) 2:00 Peggy Harris Paintable Kingdom 5:30 Small Business 2000 Repeat of Wed. 8 p.m. (Th) 2:30 Creative Living 6:00 Anyplace Wild Repeat of Thurs. at 8 p.m. (F) 3:00 Lap Quilting 6:30 Outdoor Idaho 12:30 McLaughlin One on One (M) 3:30 Scheewe Art Workshop 7:00 Nature 1:00 Village of Kindness (M) 4:00 TBA 8:00 Mobil Masterpiece Theatre 1:00 McLaughlin One on One 4:30 Bill Saiff's Rod and Reel 10:00 From a Country Garden Repeat of Mon. at 9 p.m. (T) 5:00 KAMUnity Magazine 10:30 Firing Line Repeat of Tues. 9 p.m. (W) 5:30 Think Tank Repeat of Wed. 9 p.m. (Th) rtisr~t: ~rc,r~sz 1997 23 Nk PBS W ~ W (Channel 15 / TCA Cable 4) Serving the Community from Texas A&M University August 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Friday 1 Washington Week Wall Street Wk Russia's War: The Citadel/ False Dawn Saturday 2 The Lawrence Welk Show Around the World in 80 Days Austin City Limits Sunday 3 Alien Empire Mobil Masterpiece Theatre: Sharpe II "Sharpe's Honour" Monday 4 Evening at Pops The Bay of Pigs Rock & Roll Tuesday 5 Nova: Shark Attack Hitchhiking Vietnam Gene Stratton Porter i Wed. 6 Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires in Silicon Valley Texas Parks & KAMUnity Mystery!: Poirot V Scientific American Frontiers Thursday 7 Wildlife Magazine Friday 8 Washington Week Wall Street Wk Russia's War: The Fall of the Swastika/ The Cult of Personality Saturday 9 The Lawrence Welk Show Around the World in 80 Days Austin City Limits Sunday 10 Nature: Warts and All Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail Monday 11 Evening at Pops Firing Line Special Debate Tuesday 12 Nova: Little Creatures The World of National Geographic Letter From Waco Wed. 13 In Search of the Oregon Trail Texas Parks & KAMUnity Mystery!: Poirot V Around the World in 80 Days Thursday 14 Wildlife Magazine Friday 15 Washington Week Wall Street Wk James Stewart: It's a Wonderful Life Saturday 16 The Lawrence Welk Show All Time Legends of County Music: A Best of Austin City Limits Great Moments in Sunday 17 Nature: Ghost Bear Glen Miller: America's Hero Opera Monday 18 Texas: The Cities Tuesday 19 Understanding Cats Understanding Cats Aging Parents Wed. 20 Texas: The Land Texas Parks & KAMUnity M to Poirot V May the Road Rise to Meet You Thursday 21 Wildlife Magazine ry.. I Friday 22 Washington Week Wall Street Wk McLaughlin The Songs of Johnny Mercer Saturday 23 The Lawrence Wells Show Willie Nelson in Concert Red Green Engelbert Sunday 24 Nature: Penguins Benny Goodman's Greatest Hits Hum rent dink Monday 25 Evening at Pops Wildfilm John Ruthven Tuesday 26 Nova: Hunt for Alien Worlds The Creation of the Universe Barry Goldwater Wed. 27 The Snow Wolves Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Jesus Lopez-Cobol conducts Texas Parks & KAMUnity Mystery!: Poirot VI Scientific American Frontiers Thursday 28 Wildlife Magazine at Friday 29 Washington Week Wall Street Wk B Sritannia: ea Palace Barry Goldwater Talking With David Frost Saturday 30 The Lawrence Welk Show Roam Sweet Roam Austin City Limits Sunday 31 Nature: Designed For Living Philip Johnson First Person Singular: I.M. Pei 24 INSITE/AUGUST 1997 w a_N n ..F A ~ c._r The other presi'denti'al library The Lyndon B. Johnson library preserves relevant history "TO BRING TOGETHER the records of the past Congress into passing a bill (to be signed by Dwight and to house them in buildings where they will be D. Eisenhower) establishing presidential libraries that preserved for the use of men and women in the future, preservation began in a truly orderly manner. a nation must believe in three things: It must believe Since the passing of the Presidential Libraries Act in the past. It must believe in the future. It must, in 1955, nine presidential libraries operated by the above all, believe in the capacity of its own people to National Archives and Records Administration have been established. (The Richard M. Nixon Museum is = t maintained by a private foundation.) Roosevelt's words beautifully summarize not only his own belief but the ~philosophy upon which all of these libraries are estab- lished. To these storehouses both the casual visitor and the dedicated scholar can come to "learn from the a past," not just the pest of an individual leader but the past of an era, a specific time in the history of America _ and the world. When the George Bush Library and Museum opens in College Station in November, Texas will be the Y only state in the nation to claim two presidential libraries. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum opened in Austin in 1971. Soon visitors will be able to learn about the lives and times of two modern presidents who have signif- icantly influenced history. Interestingly, each chose the campus of a leading university as the site for the build- ings that will house millions of documents as well as memorabilia, gifts and rare historical objects from the White House years. A state-of-the-art museum with many surprising exhibits and artifacts of interest to the public is a distinctive and important ingredient xE ON" "WA " of each design. Yet the two will offer very different experiences to the visitor. This is due in part, natu- rally, to the particular moments in time in which each of these presidents served. Perhaps even more, it is a k reflection of the distinctive personalities and minds of T the two individual men. Any visitor who experiences learn 110111 tl1(1),iat SO tll,lt til~y (-an ~;dlll in )udL~OILnt both of these institutions will be richly rewarded. in creating their own future." If you have not visited The Lyndon Baines Johnson The clean-lined LBJ -Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum recently (or ever) you would do Presidential Library well to drive over to the eastern edge of the University and Museum houses Committed to this philosophy, in 1939 Franklin of Texas campus to get acquainted with the bounties many items appreci- D. Roosevelt set aside a specific place for the housing to be discovered in a presidential library. More than ated by the tourist and researcher alike. of the documents and memorabilia of his political a quarter of a century old now, this elegant, modern, career. Before that time there had been little inten- clean-lined building of Italian Travertine marble is tional attention given to preserving presidential aging beautifully. Rising eight stories, it stands on the records; unimaginable amounts of important histori- eastern edge of the campus of the University of Texas cal documents had undoubtedly been lost. at Austin, clearly visible from Interstate Highway 35. And it would not be until Harry Truman prodded Simply follow the signs, and you will reach the Story and photo by Candace Leslie INSITE/AUGUST 1997 25 The web is filled with information about The Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson and Presidential Library presidential libraries. and Museum. Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edLI LBJ Biography 1 http://www.grolier.com/presidetics/asei 1 „ bios/36pjohn.html 4 National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/ 4 George Bush Presidential a Library and Museum s http://csdl.tamu.edu/bushlib/ bushpage.html Z11 ~t F F "b( W a e r n. 4 w ti t lk~ # t k i ICS z Fa 4's N4 i m ~s (Clockwise from top) Presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton signed Congressman Jake Pickle's red pump organ which is now found in the lobby of the LBJ Library and Museum; President Johnson's official por- trait; A library archive photo preserves a priceless moment: George Bush reaches to shake President ,g Johnson's hand in Washington, D.C., before the presi- dent returned to Texas on January 20, 1969, Richard Nixon's inauguration date. 26 [NSLTE/AUGUST 09- library's large free parking area. seal. What you see is only a portion of the to recordings of funny stories told by After a stroll across the wide sunlit collection. In all, there are more than 45 Johnson in his own down home Texas plaza, you enter the spacious lobby area million pieces of paper housed in this build- manner. It is a pleasant respite from the where selected paintings and sculptures ing, from historic documents to letters from heaviness of history and the demands of from the permanent collection are on dis- school children. A small exhibit on the stair the office. play, including two fine bronze portraits of landing from which the spectacular wall of The eighth floor features a replica of President and Mrs. Johnson. The current archives is viewed shows samples of the con- the White House's Oval Office as it must-see piece in the lobby is the mar- tents of a document box. looked during the LBJ years. velous red pump organ on which One section of the second floor is ded- Unfortunately, due to necessary renova- Congressman Jake Pickle collected auto- icated to head-of-state gifts, the distinc- tions of the sprinkler system, this floor graphs of famous folk. Presidents Ford, tive and valuable treasures presented to will be closed for about a year but will Carter and Clinton signed it. So did the president and, hence, to the nation. reopen when the work is completed. Walter Cronkite, Jim Wright and atten- A series of photographs illustrates the However, a new major exhibition, dees of the Congressional prayer breakfasts. procedures and protocol involved in the opening in September, promises to attract This whimsical piece lets you know that exchanging of gifts. Elegant lighted cases visitors for at least a year. This exhibit this museum is very human and very acces- display such marvels as an alabaster will highlight the influences on our state sible to visitors. funerary vessel (circa 2700 B.C.) given by and on Texas and American culture If this is your first visit, begin bestowed by the Tejano, or with the audiovisual orientation Texas Mexican. Artifacts dat- presentation. Then explore the ing from the early 18th centu- excellent exhibit, "America: 1908- ry will include such rare items 1969," which places LBJ in the as a document borrowed from context of the nation's history that h h Mexico City archives showing would shape him, both politically the partitioning of land. The and personally. Trace the man's Lib rend Museupn- q e in Catholic Archdiocese of San development from childhood in the Antonio is lending the mar- Texas Hill Country, through his Co a Station {n No ~m er, riage registry of James Bowie years as a teacher in Cotulla, his T j . for display. The importance of entrance into politics, his marriage ■e s ~i~~ be the +o a in water on the ranches, the and raising a family. Visitors of even a; _ 2 n t, I development of the vaquero slightly advancing age will likely ilkLM7 and the impact of Tejano experience a pang of nostalgia pie Spanish on English vocabulary somewhere in this exhibit. The are a few of the topics to be Roaring Twenties come alive, the covered. The museum has com- Beatles sing, Civil Rights are missioned a 22-foot mural by fought for and the Vietnam War is Tejano artist Leo Tanguma that protested. For the very young, this will encapsulate the rich her- exhibit may help them understand, at least Anwar Sadat and a Diego Rivera paint- itage of the Texas Mexican through partially, why we were "the way we were" ing from the president of Mexico. A more images of the land, the people and their and how things came to happen as they did. humble exhibit highlights some of the traditions. The "Family Album" exhibit is just that, curious personal gifts to LBJ from indi- the capacity of its own people to a glimpse of the Johnsons' lives through vidual Americans. Here are needlework learn from the past so that they can gain photographs and pieces of memorabilia. "A slippers, handmade cowboy boots carry- in judgment in creating their own Role I Never Rehearsed" explains how Lady ing the presidential seal and a rooster future." Roosevelt's philosophy is pret- Bird Johnson took on the job of president's made from Victorian buttons. ty much the philosophy of all presiden- wife and the contributions she has made, One of the most fascinating exhibits, tial libraries. Soon Texas will have two particularly to the beautification of the "American Political Memorabilia," has outstanding such institutions where this American environment. In the theater on been selected from more than 4,000 cam- learning can continue far into the com- the second floor you can see a biographical paign items dating from 1789 to 1986. ing years. film of this amazing woman as well as pho- Here are buttons and banners, cartoons Take a trip to Austin and get a head tographic copies of the White House por- and songs, souvenirs and photographs start on discovering the great insights to traits of many other first ladies. The second from just about every campaign, includ- be gleaned from a presidential library. floor of the library contains the Great Hall, ing that of George Bush. You can hear a stately, soaring space with one entire wall bits of early campaign theme songs and The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and that seems at first glance to be a tremen- speeches. There is plenty to laugh at here, Museum is located at 2313 Red River St., dous vision of modernistic red stained glass. but for even more chuckles, stop and rest Austin, Texas 78705; phone (512) 916- Actually, it is four stories of windows reveal- for a few minutes in the quiet alcove enti- 5137. Follow the signs on Interstate Highway ing a portion of the presidential archives, all tled "The Humor of LBJ." Surrounded by 35 for easy access and plenty of parking. The collected and filed in red buckram boxes, photographs of the former president in library is open daily, except Christmas Day, each box embossed with a gold presidential his more jovial moments, you can listen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. INSITE/AUGUST 1997 27 COPY C ~ I P.. t_Hr.LI_T t_. The Boo-Roos of Summer CORNER By Chip Howard MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL is at it • again. The players, especially, have very Service & Technology short memories. Wasn't it just two years ago that the season, including the World Full & Self Serve Copies Series, was wiped out? Didn't the players at least appear concerned about whether O Color Laser Copies the disgruntled fans would ever come back to the game? Now, the powers that be Cl'~ Blueprints have actually created some excitement for Oversized Copies the first time in years with the advent of interleague play. O Oversized Color Prints Attendance during the first round of interleague games increased 35 percent. C,f ml Electronic File Transfers Interest in the game improved, and folks Desktop Publishing around the water cooler were again talk- ing baseball. But leave it to the players to Resumes try and ruin a good thing. Despite the full stadiums and increased Complete Finishing Service excitement, many players have begun grip- ing about the traveling hardships that inter- 1404 Texas Avenue South • College Station league play creates. They don't like the two- game series necessary to balance the inter- league schedule. They say it's too tiring. They say they will vote against interleague play unless promises are made to improve Look for new the situation. your Let me get this straight: millionaires who fly first class, stay in resort hotels and Aggie 9 6 St i e ke r ! are paid about $70 per day for a food allowance are complaining about their schedules. Well, excuuuse me! I would hate to think these spoiled children would have to fly a few extra miles and get a few hours less sleep just to accommodate the long-suf- fering fans who pay their salaries. What was especially disturbing was that so many / Astros players came out publicly against the games. It would be different if this team were playing up to expectations and run- ning away with the Central Division. But so far they have under achieved in a major way, and the fans haven't exactly flocked to the Astrodome. So enjoy the excitement while you can. The players have demonstrated once again that the only people they care You could win CDs, about are themselves. Chip Howard hosts "Sportitalk" fr•our 5 ? p.nl. T-shirts or $96 in cash. weekdays on WTAW 1150A,11. 28 INSITE/AUGUST 1997 ~ R_ tl LI _N [l, ;n ? 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