9 0 9 9- 9 K, to Page 16-Thursday, December 9, 1982-The Michigan Daily Pasadena that crazy town, The Michigan Daily-Thursday, D Maryland, Washington travel to Hf Highlgh ts inc lude old lady, Denny 'S B Jesse Barkin Pasadena. Banked on three sides by the gorgeous, often snow-capped San Gabriel- Mountains, this hamlet ust northwest of Los Angeles is an ideal vacation spot. And best of all, there is no crime. But then again, there is nothing to steal. Probably the most famous attraction in Pasadena is the home of 87-year old Edna Parks, the little old lady that only drove her car on the weekends. Edna has quite a racket going. She buys new cars, drives them once around the block on a Saturday morning, and then sells them to used car dealers all over the country for a huge loss. ONE OF THE most popular hangouts for the "in" Pasadena crowd is the Denny's family restaurant on 2627 East Colorado Blvd. Young people from all over the area flock to this unique, yet commonplace, eatery and stay all hours rapping and chewing gum. The only problem, though, is that there is a 7:30 p.m. curfew for all children under the age of 34, in Pasadena. True, Pasadena is much maligned, and perhaps undeservedly so-then again maybe not. For one day out of the year Pasadena is quite the attraction. Its parade and football game attracts hundreds of thousands, plus millions more on national TV. On this day Pasadena is the toast of California. I- aV VOAHsu, Ass (Continued from page 12) since 1970. when it was 6-5. THE TIDE was beaten by Tennessee in mid-season and has lost its last three games (to LSU, Southern Mississippi, and Auburn). The last time an Alabama team lost three in a row was in 1957, the year before Bryant became coach. Alabama will be quarterbacked by Walter Lewis and as always is a strong running team, a trademark of college football and Bryant-coached teams. Fullback Ricky Moore shoulders the bulk of Alabama's ground game. Illinois, on the other hand, is pass- oriented, the style of college football witnessed with more frequency every season. Led by Heisman Trophy can- didate Tony Eason and the Big Ten's leading receiver, Mike Martin, the Illini offer one of the most wide-open offenses in the country. THE ILLINI (7-4, 6-3 in the Big Ten) are coached by Mike White and will be making their first bowl appearance since the 1964 Rose Bowl. Alabama will be appearing in a bowl for the 23rd consecutive season. The Liberty Bowl will pay each school about $500,000 this year because of its worldwide television set-up. Add to that the luster of the Bear, the ex- citement of Eason, and the geographic proximity of the two schools (a sell-out is expected), and this game could easily be one of the most exciting of the bowls. Alabama, incidentally, was a par- ticipant in the first Liberty Bowl, held in Philadelphia in 1959. Penn State won that one, 7-0. -JIM DAVIS Aloha Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii December 25 Maryland (8-3) vs. Washington (9-2) Pity the Washington Huskies. By losing to the Cougars of Washington State, they lost out on their chance to go to Pasadena and meet Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Instead, they have been sentenced to Hawaii for Christmas to compete against the Terrapins of Maryland in the Aloha Bowl. Although Don Ho will not sing the national anthem, and Jack Lord will not officiate the opening coin toss, the inaugural Aloha Bowl will be an ex- citing match-up featuring two talented teams. THE TERRAPINS are led by one of the best-named quarterbacks in the nation, Boomer Esiason. Boomer bom- bed opposing secondaries for 2,302 yar- ds and 18 touchdowns while leading the Terps to an 8-3 season. Esiason's primary target this season was tight end John Tice, who hauled in 34 passes, including 11 against defen- ding national champion Clemson. Willie Joyner leads a potent Maryland grond game. Joyner juked for 1,039 yards during the campaign on 1787 carries, a 5.9 yards-per-carry average. THE TERRAPINS' season was keyed by a swarming defense that featured All-ACC tackle Mark Duda and Linebackers Joe Wilkins and Eric Wilson. The Huskies are not without their weapons. They are capably quarter- backed by Tom Cowan, who started the last three games of the season and had season stats of 64 completions for 800 yards and eight touchdowns. Cowan threw to a trio of glue-fingered receivers. Paul Skansi, Anthony Allen and Aaron Williams combined for 115 receptions and 14 TD's. Last year's Rose Bowl hero Jacque Robinson was the ground attack for the. 9-2 Huskies. Robinson amassed 926 yards and seven scores for Don James' Washington charges. Although Tom Selleck of Magnum P.I. will not be an honorary official, the Aloha Bowl will provide fans with two quality teams competing in yet another pretty holiday setting. -MIKE BRADLEY Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas December 25 North Carolina (7-4) VS. Texas (9-2) Christmas Day, The mere thought evokes images of gifts, laughter, families, and the Sun Bowl. The Sun Bowl? YES, IT appears that if the football fans in the clan have their way, the most family togetherness this Christ- mas will be around the television. For this Christmas afternoon, what may well be one of the most exciting college bowl games around will take place-the Sun Bowl (DBS-TV, 3:00 EST). If the Rose Bowl, the oldest of all the bowl games, is the granddaddy of the post-season matchups, then the Sun Bowl must be the grandmommy (groan). It is the second oldest bowl game, introduced in 1933. Texas, ranked tenth in the AP poll, and North Carolina are this year's participants. Both teams possess highly productive offenses, with North Carolina sixth in the nation in total yards gained per game and Texas 20th. The Tar Heels' most explosive weapon is tailback Kelvin Bryant who, with a 106-yard-per- game average, is the 12th leading rusher in the nation. Both teams know how to roll up the points, as exemplified by the Long Horns 50-0 embarrassment of inter-state rival Houston and North Carolina's 62-8 thrashing of Navy. Texas is hoping to corral Bryant & Co. with its exceptional defense, which is ninth in the country in total yards surrendered per game. But the Long Horns may have trouble scoring them- selves, since North Carolina's defense is even more stubborn-ranked second in the nation in yards allowed per game. This year's Sun Bowl will be the sixth meeting between these two teams, who first played in 1947. Texas has a one win advantage in the series, but North Carolina came out on top in the most recent battle, a 16-7 decision in the 1980 Bluebonnet Bowl. So this year's game may shape up to be a grudge match between the Long Horns and the Tar Heels. To attempt to predict the outcome of this one would be futile. Due to the strength of both team's offenses and defenses, it will either be a high scoring thriller or a low scoring nail-biter, with no compromise in between. One predic- tion can be confidently made, however. If the Christmas dinner is put on the table before the end of the Sun Bowl it's gonna get cold. For this Texas-North Carolina matchup will be one of the best bowl games of the year; one which the football fans in your family won't want to miss a second of. -TOM EHR Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Fla. December 18 Boston College (8-2-1) vs. Auburn (8-3) Located some 200 miles north of Miami is Orlando, Fla. Orlando is the sight of the Orange Bowl's somewhat lesser known cousin, the Tangerine Bowl. This yea Eagles of team of Tigers, t Bryant's 1 BOSTOI sophomoi Doug Flu yards and His main Nizolek, v team, and passes and Freshm Eagles' gi yards with carry. Middle leads the sive unit. Eagle in t cepted six COA CH completed 2-1 record, tie with AC For .Au Campbell ce record season, th missiles. F accounted the air. The Tig( problem fc Lionel Jan enemy del respective bone attacl But for the other 364 days of the year Pasadena is. . . boring. AND FOR THE average, fun-seeking Michigan student my advice is to try the town a few miles closed to the Pacific Ocean-Los Angeles. ButPif you are still determined to spend your valuable vacation time near the Rose Bowl here is a list of the more interesting sights in Pasadena. The Norton Simon Museum (located on the corner of Colorado and Orange Grove Blvds) has one of the finer pain- ting collections in the nation. Among those on display are the works of Picasso, Rembrandt, Goya and Degas. THE HUNTINGTON Library and park grounds in the hills south of Pasadena, contain an art gallery, library, and botanical gardens with a British flavor. The gallery contains one of the most comprehensive and distinguished collections of British 18th and 19th century art outside London. Among its paintings is Gainsborough's "Blue Boy." The Huntington Library houses more than 600,000 books and manuscripts, specializing in British literature and history; and the 207-acre botanical gar- dens contain plants and trees from all over the world. Slightly east of the city (in the neigh- boring Aracdia) the ponies will be run- ning beginning Dec. 26 when Santa Anita Racecourse opens its winter season. Catch the excitement of quar- terhorse and thoroughbred racing while affording yourself the opportunity to make a little cash. And finally, Wendy 0. Williams and her Plasmatics invade Pasadena's Perkin's, Palace (129 N. Raymond Ave.) for three obscene nights, Dec. 29, 30 and 31. Tickets to watch punkrocker "Wendy WOW" and her mohawked sidekicks sledgehammer a TV are $11.75 for the first two nights, and $13.75 for New Year's Eve. Winter sports liven By Bill Hanson If your idea of winter sports is jogging to the refrigerator during all the commercial breaks of the various bowl games this vacation, don't read any further. But if you're not afraid to brave the winter elements, you can do your body some good-and have a good time doing it-by participating in various "real" winter sports. IF YOU'RE A rookie-that is, if you come from the sunbelt and have never run around in the snow-the first bit of advice any experienced winter spor- tsman will tell you is to dress warmly. Sounds like pretty simple advice, doesn't it? It is, but every year people ignore it and head outdoors dresses as though they were going to a Beach Boys concert. They end up c-c-c-cold and wet and get mad at the person whose idea it was to go outside. Experts suggest the layered ap- proach for dress. That means grab anything you can feel, and don't stop Unsuspecting ice skaters should watch of local 12-year-old hockey thugs who love to, tice their body checking on unsuspecting ska putting on clothes until it looks and feels as though you've gained 25 pounds. ONE OTHER helpful hint: Don't go it alone. Saint Bernards are hard to come by in this country. So bring a friend and your own hot chocolate or peppermint schnapps, or whatever it is those mutts carry around their necks. Once you're dressed, you can pick from any number of winter activities to take advantage of the great outdoors. Provided we get enough snow, cross country skiing in this part of the state is excellent. Favorite Ann Arbor locations include the Huron Golf Course on E. Huron River Drive and the Arb. IF YOU HAVE a car and don't mind a 25-minute drive, the Pinckney Recreation Area located a northwest of Ann Arbo recommended. The scene pretty as you'll find in th state, and there are plenty that will pose a challeng skilled veteran. . If you don't have cross and would like to ren Bivouac, 330 S. State; Ra ters, 637 S. Main; Wilde ters, 333 S. Main; Sun & S Stadium at Maple; or the Course. Downhill skiing can als in the Ann Arbor area at p Alpine Valley in Milford, o an hour northeast of Ann holidays Mt. Brighton, about 30 minutes away. CONDITIONS AT these resorts Ut for depend a great deal on the weather, but even when there is a lot of snow, some prac- skiers say the slopes there are not terS. always fantastic and prefer to travel a bit further for their skiing pleasure. University Ski Club President Scott Lindsay said the climate is warmer and the snow is lighter and fluffier in the western part of the country, for exam- bout 20 miles ple. Skiers don't have to worry about or is highly icy conditions in the West like they ry there is as sometimes do in Michigan, he said. is part of the Lindsay also said he is most taken of tough hills with the West's scenery. "It sticks in e for even a your mind more than the skiing. It's beautiful," he said. ENGINEERING SENIOR Tim country skis Callahan, another enthusiast, said that t them, try conditions in the northern part of the rness Outfit- state are much better than in the Ann now, 2450 W. Arbor area. Among his favorite slopes e Huron Golf there are Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands, he said. o be enjoyed Callahan said he's making the long laces such as trip to Yakima, Washington over ff M-59 about n Arbor, and See WINTER, Page 19 PICO DELI NEWLY OPENI! 1106 So. University " Best sandwiches on campus " Affordable prices for students * Everyday specials " Oriental lunch boxes & Sushi " Coffee & soft drinks Call for order to pick up 665-2244 U--