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ATTENTION BAND FREAKS:
Grapentine
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A critical, in-depth analysis of the
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By DAN BORUS
There are some things which a
university can not afford to lose.
Tailbacks you can always find in
Ohio somewhere, and the Maize
and Blue have gone a year and a
half without a quarterback. But
what can you do without the voice
of the "largest band in Michigan
history?"
It is the stadium announcer who
takes care of the humdrum of "the
ball carrier was Chapman." But it
is the voice of the band who wel-
comes hungry Michiganders to the
stadium and guides them through
the halftime formations sometimes
so complicated that Jackson Pol-
lack could not make heads or tails
of them.
Worried connoisseurs of the fine
art of stadium announcing receiv-
ed a fright last Novemberdwhen
Carl Grapentine announced his
prohibitive retirement. Carl Gra-
pentine, son of the inebriate as-
sembled at the Ohio State game,
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cried, "Who the hell is Carl Gra-
pentine?"
Grapentine, commencing h i s
third year as vocal trumpeter for
the tooting legions, much to the
relief of fans in Ann Arbor, chose
not to travel westward. .However,
due to some complications center-
ing around his planned departure
and the arrival of old-time friend
and predecessor H. H. Hanson,
Grapentine will be alternating in
the valued announcing slot.
The plan calls for one of the
pair to handle the pre-game festivi-
ties and the other of the duo would'
call out the half-time show.1
Ironically it was Hanson who se-+
cured Grapentine the position as
voice of the band.
Grapentine, in a magniminious;
mood, expresses both joy and
disappointment at the 'dual ap-
pointment. "Selfishly, I would
like to handle the duties my-
self," he admits, "but H. H.
Hanson is a fine announcer and
a good friend."
Each performer has a part o
the body that he in fact worships
and cultivates above all else
Robert Schumann became hung
up about his fingers, Henry Aaron
has his all-encomposing wrists an
Grapentine has his voice.
The Voice at Michigan Stadium
is by no means affected nor oily
but clear and rich. Deeply throat
ed, and perfectly resonant, Grap
entine has that distinctive voice
that makes a half time perform
ance worthwhile no matter how
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Gridde Pickings
Uninterested in what was going on at the time, an impeccable
thought came through from Mongolia, which was pizza in flavor. Bu
ignoring this, we all sat down to sing the very old polkas from dal
kielbassa land from far away.
Limping from exhaustion I was exalted to find the three biggie,
stting on their thrones, the biggest of the biggies being bullish beyon
the high plateau. But even Ralph could not believe what unearthly
thing was yet to come. Into the gloomy region of dizzyness we strolled
seething and foaming. Weren't the words of Opheilia going to be found?
Ah yes, but be sure to get your plutonian Gridde Pickings into th
castle at 420 Maynard for your Mr: Pizza pizza.
corny or outdated the perform-
Watch for these upcoming books in
the WRITERS FOR THE 70'S Series:
Richard Brautigan (October)
Hermann Hesse (November)
J.R.R. Tolkien (December)
1. MICHIGAN at UCLA
(pick score)
2. Georgia Tech at MSU
3. Notre Dame at Northwestern
4. Washington at Purdue
5. USC at Illinois
6. Colorado at Minnesota
7. Oregon St. at Iowa
8. Texas Christian at Indiana
9. Syracuse at Wisconsin
10. Georgia at Tulane
11. Navy at Penn State
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Clemson at Rice
Lafayette at Colgate
Kentucky at Alabama
North Carolina St. at
North Carolina
Mississippi at South Carolina
Bowling Green at Miami in
Ohio
Pittsburgh at Air Force
Stanford at Duke
Boston State at Hofstra
ance. The voice stays with the fan
apathetically offing that Boone's
Farm or passing that coed.
It is as much a part of football
at Michigan as the off-tackle play
or a stodgy defense.
f Appreciation of Grapentine
, may wander into the realm of
- camp, but his voice remains ex-
quisite. A music student here at
n the University, Grapentine spent
d one year as a soloist with the
Glee Club. His mother, a musi-
cian and voice in her own right, .
made him well aware of the in-
I tricacies of sound. Phonetics -.".
- and dialects came to the atten-
e tion of his young ear.
His voice, which booms over;r. :':
the home of the Wolverines, calling '-,, "": >'::""":""r"""'*
out "the Man out front for the
Michigan in 1972" has been strain-
ed so that his r's'are nothard,
and his "a's".are not flat, unlike i .+k:i: ::} . -)...:Xr: :tC:}:g^{}:..§i<:.?"?.. v
the majority of residents in the
e barren south eastern part of Mich-
t igan from whence he came. WHERE IS THIS MAN? Duane Thomas, phantom of the NFL,
h But being the Voice of the Band' took off from his San Diego Charger team again yesterday without
is more than rolling off poetic leaving word of his whereabouts or of his reasons for leaving.
phrases about the strength and It is rumored that Thomas is hiding out in Patchogue, N.Y. with
s value of the "largest band in Mich- Daily Libel coach Long John Papanek.
d igan history." A performance is a"
y performance and any lapses can
be unduly embarrassing.
~'A time that was fraugh with 'B d b ysune b lsc ~ p
panictfor thetmelodic Grapentine
e was his first visit to that den of
iniquity in Columbus in 1970. The Beatw hef
town, football-crazed to the last a e i n ih C if
man, woman, and child, was in an By The Associated Press
uproar waiting for the showdown
between the undefeated powers of * SAN DIEGO-The weird football career of Duane_ Thomas took
the Big Ten. another odd turn yesterday when, just one day after assuring everyone
Located and somewhat nervous in San Diego he would lead the Chargers to the Super Bowl, he bolted
in the pressbox, Grapentine was camp.
called upon to give a sterling per- "No reason was given," said a team spokesman after Thomas failed
formance in what was for the band to attend a player meeting and the two-hour morning drills.
a test u of skill as well. The preys If Coach Harland Svare had any inkling, he didn't let on. "I can't
box unfortunately was totally in- , igtnyu"htodewm.
sulated and "you couldn't hepr a enlighten you," he told newsmen.
blessed thing." Grapentine was a, The logical explanation might be a dispute over pay. Thomas was
bit frantic as his script called upon 52 days late showing up after being traded unconditionally by the
him to deliver, in that deep voice, Cowboys, reportedly because of displeasure with the $20,000 salary
lines in the midst of the music. Re- offered by the final year of his three-year contract with Dallas.
duced to humming the show by * * *
memory, Grapentine delivered, * KANSAS CITY-The Kansas City Chiefs announced the signing
that cold crisp November day even yesterday of defensive tackle George Seals, who played out his option
if the footballers did not.-wihteCcaoBrs
Having such a unique and fre- with the Chicago Bears.
quently heard voice does of Seals was signed as a free agent by the Chiefs. He is an eight-
course bring forth much recogni- year veteran of the National Football League.
tion. As a result of his other pur- Chiefs Coach Hank Strain, who announced the signing, said the
suits in announcing, Grapentine Bears would receive Kansas City's No. 1 draft choice next year.
has had his voice recognized as Seals had been a rugged regular for the Bears for the past five
far away as Charlevoix. seasons.
Grapentine, who has "cast his
lot with broadcasting" should be SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Super-swimmer Mark Spitz has signed
around for some time yet announc-
ing with his sonically soothing a contract with the William Morris Agency of Los Angeles for represen-
tones and variety of vocal tones, tation, his swimming coach said yesterday.
but the question that all want to Sherman Chavoor, who coached Spitz to seven gold medals in the
know is when celebrating the Munich Olympics, said the talent agency will handle appearances by
band's new addition, women, will Spitz and will supervise his business affairs.
he ring out with "Ladies and Gen- "I feel great. The pressure's off me," Chavoor- said in a telephone
band I ichigan history, hlarge interview at the Arden Hills Swimming Club, where Spitz practiced
Marching Persons of Michigan." for the Olympics.
Even 215 men and 8 women strong Chavoor said Spitz signed the contract Tuesday in Sacramento.
will do. Spitz is due to appear on television Oct. 5 with comedian Bob Hope.
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