Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, December 6, 1970 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, December 6, 1970 ... mages Dining for theatre-goers an over-charged evening To the Daily: Those of us who enjoy a good. dinner before the theatre were delighted last year watching the construction of a new restaurant at the corner of State and Huron. It was to have a liquor license and, though beyond our day to day budget, it looked like a nice place for a splurge. Last Wednesday night a group of us decided to try it out. We were not disappointed. From the large comfortable chairs and tables, of sufficient size to hold a meal for f o u r without crowding, to the 1 a s t cup of coffee, the entire exper- ience was most pleasant. T h e menu is of good size with one or two tasty specialties and t h e 'drinks are well-mixed and plen- teous. Then came the bill! Well, you will say, "If they went to such a place, they shouldn't h a v e expected to get out for a dol- lar nineteen." And indeed we didn't. But the way the menu is written we did expect to pay quite a bit less. Prices were only listed for the entrees and for expensive appetizers such as oy- sters or snails, as one would expect. There was a paragraph in six point type explaining what was included in the dinner ron the left hand page. and the right hand page is devoted to the entrees. Wine suggestions are underneath each item in- cluding prices per bottle. At the very bottom of that page is the description "des- serts" with andinvitation todtry two courses of dessert, one of pastry and one of fruit and cheese. No prices here at all. ON THE CHECK there is a separate category for "a la carte desserts" and we were charged 75 cents -apiece for a couple of strawberries and a piece of swiss cheese about cracker size: Additional charg- es also appeared fornroquefort salad dressing and coffee. Now you may ask why I should complain about charges of about $1.35 if I plan to spend between $4.75 and $6.00 for dinner any- way. But I ask in return, spend- ing that much for dinner, am I not entitled to an honest bill of fare beforehand? I realize that the particular location of Victor's gives it a convenience we should perhaps pay for, but why is it that they cannot turn an honest profit without resort- ing to such skullduggery? W a s the location and liquor license so expensive? If I go to the London Chop House in Detroit 'or a fancy restaurant in New York, I expect these extra charges, because they are on the menu, and not in small print either. They make their charges on the basis of what they do say. not on the basis of what they don't say. I have no argument. I LAST WEEK Shows at ends 1bz ~ ; 1, 3, 5, Thursday t-7,94:05 "The funniest movie I've seen this year! Just go, run to see it!" - New York Post COLOR - NEXT- "The Baby Maker -OPEN 12:45- Shows ot1, 3, 5, 7, 9 P.M. A Dingus Corner State & Liberty Sts. You'll Never Forget Program Information 662-6264 METRO-GOLDWYN.MAYER Presents A BURT KENNEDY PRODUCTION ~GE E GP MGMO PANAVISION* METROCOLOR Starring FRANK SINATRANAN GEORGE KENNEDY Ii -D~aly-TJom Gottlieb, records *a Mint fjelly dual-thumb pizzacato -Herb Motley By FARGO BERMAN Jazz Classiks No. 5 "How I Blew With Every- body" - Johnie Rutger Wott Records QED 86 This honey of a record, ac- tually the seventh in the Wott "Jazz Classiks" series, features famous jazz - rock bassoonist Johnie Rutger backed by h i s favorite sidemen who were la- ter to be known as t h e Jazz Avenger Spiffy Band, including Susan Kodiak playing some sterling pieces on unamplified Fender : electric twelve-string guitar, Bo Loser on deflated pigskin .bongos, and Milleri- ler wailing a fine stint on four- toothed mouth whistle. Preceding this number five record in the series are not only records one through four, but also a fantastic re-release of some classic recordings from the 20's of a virtually unknownar- tist (numbered. zero) and a worthless recording of Jelly Bean Jameson and his eclectic electric 86 key viola - though that record is historic in the sense that it records the first use of the wah-wah pedal way back in 1926 when Jameson used a homemade version construct- ed from an Arizona orange crate and five hours of hallucinations. But the Rutger record is an undeniable classic; these tracks are f r o m the heyday of the tragic life of Johnie Rutger, who was to die only one month af- ter this recording was made in the only fatal accident of his life. Wott . Record President Buzzy LaMar tearfully related at the wake that "we could have made so much more out of him if he'd only cut a few more sides before getting on the Zeppelin." That was back in '27, and to- day LaMar thinks back on those days with yet a bit of sorrow in his heart. At a recent barroom confer- ence LaMar was overheard say- ing "What a great g u y. We could have made so much more out of him if only he'd cut a few more sides before getting on the Zeppelin." You'll notice, in the 1927 quote that the word "'he" in he'd" comes before "only" whereas in the later quote the two are reversed, sug- gesting that perhaps now that the pain of loss has mellowed a bit. LaMar is a bit more tied up with financial considerations than, he was in 1927; this ties in with a similarity in. Rutger's present day popularity, greatly lagging compared to the o 1 d days. This. I believe, is due to the incredible inability of present day audiences to grasp the pow- erful yet subliminal mint jelly quality of Rutger's double thumbing pizzacato, a stunning example of which occurs on this album's first track "Racism. Sexism. and Memories of You" where he uses what is believed to be the first one-five-four- nine progression ever recorded. Incidentally, the fine megaphone backing vocal which adds so much to this number is actually the brief appearance of Hacker Diddley, the greatest superstar of the 20's who was never before and never again recorded. Rutger pushes on with a good but not exceptional bassoon banjo parody, which Steven Ef- fete, columnist for the music paper "Knowing Stone" believes was a parody of Rutger's con- temporary and arch-rival Joe Smith. The rest of side one dis- plays Rutger and his group blaring wildly, ecstatically, yet not getting into a show-offish scene. They play with a level of competence which any listener could achieve within a week, to prove that though they prob- ably could outplay any other waltz-rock group of their era, they did not feel that they had to prove themselves. Side two is totally taken up with an extended jam of a mod- erately favorite Rutger-Spiffy Band classic "Mudpie in t h e Doghouse." Rutger takes off in- Ii iLLLL to the ether with a three min- ute s o 1 o medley incorporating "Old Folks at Home," "Camp- town Races," and the authori- tarian nuances of his stepfa- ther. Another highlight is Ko- diak's five second simple sallow six-string super s o 1 o which sounds like a forerunner to the Iron Butterfly's "In-a-Gadda- da-Vida." There are lapses into hum- drum playing, but these do not last long, and the high points along with the free poster of Rutger's decaying kidney both before and after his accident make this an album not to be missed. I----- UNION-LEAGUE STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL Christmas in Europe f ', SATURDAY and SUNDAY MATINEES ONLY 12:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M. All Seats 75c 1 No. route CA-43 D/L/D *CP-050 Det/Geneva/Det dates 12/23-1/4 12/21-1/5 weeks 2 2 price $175 $199 #i NO375 NMAWGRD. 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Amphitheatre, 4 p.m Composers Forum: School of Music SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Da Calendar General Notices Messiah: Lucia Evangelista, soprano; University Lecture: Prof. Ian Loram, Elaine Zonazzi, contralto; John Mc- U. of Wisconsin, "Durrenmatt: Nihilism Collum, tenor; Jerome Hines, bass; or Humanism?" Assembly Hall, Rack- University Chorale Union; Interlochen ham, Tues., Dec. 8, 3:10 p.m. Arts Academy Orchestra; Donald Bry- Tonight! Last Night! MIRISCM PICTURES Presents gI PANAVISION TECHNICOLOR" Re-released thru United Artists AUDITORIUM A, ANGELL HALL Shown at 6:45 & 9:30 Admission 90c I "People, we can't let the Blues die. They don't mean no harm."-Os Spann I A I A BO : B u Si Uk FEST I BE IEFE starring HEY KIDS! 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