Poge Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesdav iJanuarv 219 . wc.auurt Dui ruin y c. i iv i lectures 'I/ -... w l rli4 He moralizes, and he really means it (Continued from Page 1) is, in the arts if you don't over- react, you fall asleep .." "The big advantage of being a chemistry major (he was as an undergraduate) was the freedom to be tasteless." "There is a similarity between writers and SDS: Plenty of para- noia, but no ideas." "Science fiction is like other, writing. It is just novels and short stories with machines." And it went on last night, as ita probably will for the rest of his two week stay, the one-liners that nevertheless fit into a much larger scheme. Apart and disassociated, they are funny enough; but they seem to develop into something more when considered with the rest of his stuff: What the something more might be is kind of hard to define. But if nothing else, they evoke a feel-# ing of almost embarrassed gentili- ty that puts the lie to his crowd- pleasing histrionics.t He recalled last night a visit to a convention of college newspaper editors last summer in Valpa- raiso, Ind. There, where he was indeed well-received, the experi- ence which he remembered well, enough to relate to last night's audience was some editors telling him he should have "moralized" more. So, last night, he decided to "moralize." It went something like this: "Be kind. Don't kill for any rea- son. Don't even kill out of self- defense. Really - I mean that. Don't take any more than you need of anything. Help others. Now comes the colored chalk part." This last was a reference to the item he used to close his speech, a brief, humorous "chalk talk" on the shape of a story (his speech. after all, was entitled "Teaching Writers to Write"). But the way it came on the end of the moral- izing-which he introduced very facetiously, and which produced some laughs-implied this embar- rassment. He really meant every- thing he said whenl he moralized. But that he was a man, a human being, standing in front of an au- dience of human beings, and that he felt that he had to say such. things at all, this compelled him to introduce the chalk talk as he did. And this probably also compell- ed him to write Cat's Cradle. r~ UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOClI w i r , EY . "Don't even kill out of self-defense" Alice's Restaurant? If you go down to Alice's Restaurant, you can't get anything you want, but you'll find. a -nice place. Converted from an unused dining room on the first floor of Alice Lloyd Hall (hence the name), Alice's offers coffee house en- tertainment ala Canterbury House or the Ark, movies, rock bands, and also a pleasant place to take a study break during the week. It opened last Saturday night, with Bob Franke (and his band), and guitarist Mike Smith. Both were excellent, despite some elec- trical problems created when Franke's group plugged two mikes, two amps and an organ into the dormitory's electrical system. Funny thing was, they found out later .it was the coffee pots that were causing the trouble. Alice's has nice cozy tables, and candles, and an atmosphere that makes it pleasant. Although there are seats for about 120, with maybe room for 50 more around the back of the room and on the floor, It was still overcrowded Saturday. More than 200 persons showed up. Pleasantly enough, all of the patrons weren't lonely, pimply girls from Alice Lloyd itself. Maybe half of the audience lived in the building. The rest of the patrons, from the outside world, dis- covered a spot the equal of any "coffee house" on campus, and cheap at that Because heat and rent and the like come free, 50 cents gets you Into Alice's from' 9-1 Saturday nights. The proprietors, volunteers who live in the dorm, have tenta- tively planned to make Saturday night "coffee house" night. Next week, Pamela Miles for example. Friday will become rock night, or movie night. If they can get hold of a 16mm projector, they plan to show good recent flicks. The rest of the week, Alice's will be open for coffee and'dough- nuts, and the jukebox will be plugged in. The'y need .a Coke machine as an alternative to coffee (one' is on order), and they need to relocate the stage to provide maximum viewing ease for everyone. After that, abou.t all they need is an addition to Alice Lloyd Hall so they can fit all of their customers in. If you plan to go on Saturday night, take a date to an early film 'and. go over afterward. --JIM NEUBACHER VONNEGU T Today, Writer - in - Residence Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., will take part in a luncheon discussion with Prof. Marvin Felheim of the English department on the topic, "The Paranoid Vision in A m e r i c a n Literature." The meeting is scheduled for noon at Canterbury House. NA NSOMA tr I (W? MUSKET 'V It Feb. 14-15 * Feb. 11-13 s 7:00 8:30 and 10:00 $2.75 " $3,Oo NO MAIL ORDERS AFTER JAN. 27 Send to: MUSKET-Michigan Union Enclose Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope Subscribe to TheMichiganDaily I I I M.