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Bachelor of the Month
T IM CARRICO is the Michigan
Daily's January Bachelor of the
Month. He's hot and he knows it. Said
Carrico in a recent interview "I'm so
hot I'm sweating like a pig." You
might have seen Carrico keeping
things under control behind the food
counter at a local "val-u-mart." He's
the guy who keeps the rotary hot dog
cooker full of beef franks. Said
Carrico, "I care about what I do and I
think it shows. When I drop a hotdog
on the ground I throw it out."
Mike
Carrico is mighty proud to be
Bachelor of the Month, though he
worries that the new title will make
him all the more intimidating to Ann
Arbor eligibles. "When I'm at a par-
ty," said Carrico, "I find that most
women stay away from me, and if I
talk to them, sometimes they just
walk away. I'm an intimidating guy -
I just have to live with that.
Even confident women tend to get
tongue-tied around the mighty beef
frank man and "they end up saying
things like 'Get the hell away from
me,' " said Carrico. "A babe will
throw a beer in my face or push me
down to make sure I remember her
specifically," he added.
Although Carrico's address has not
been published in any magazines he
still gets lots of what he calls "love
mail" from interested ladies. Carrico
allowed me to leaf through his fan
mail. One note from a Michigan co-ed
read, "scuzbag you owe me money."
Tim remembered the message well
and commented "What a kidder. She
really cracks me up."
C ARRICO FILLED out a data
sheet about himself which I call
"Stag Facts." His answers should
give "the babes" some insight into
Ann Arbor's busiest "beef frank
bachelor."
Turn Ons: velour, pimento loaf, Strip
Scrabble for Juniors, women who
speak, and linoleum.
Turn Offs: women who spit, women
who are smarter than I am,
museums, anything green, and
chicken franks (they're an insult to
my profession).
Last Book Read: The LS&A Course
Guide (does that count?)
Favorite Movies: The Incredible Mr.
Limpet, or any of Don Knotts' films.
Heroes: Bert Convy, The Fonz and
Wink Martindale.
Perfect Date: Starts with a woman.
My Pacer. She agrees to sit up front
with me. I throw a Barry Manilow
tape into the 8-track. She knows the
words. A reserved booth for two is
awaiting us at Howard Johnson's -
best seats in the house - right next
to the restroom. The ambience -
perfecto. We embark on an all-u-can
eat fish fry. The water cold, the fish
- crunchy, the service - primo.
Tonight I tip. Later, Space Invaders
in the lounge. Back at my place -
Twinkies, Twister. We lose, I win...
D O YOU HAVE what it takes to be
Tim Carrico's perfect date? If
you're a woman who spits don't call
Tim; he'll call you, real soon. If,
however, you're one of those ladies
who loves the feel of velour and is tur-
ned on by a raw slice of pimento loaf
you are that special someone Tim (in
his own words) "might not mind
meeting if I'm not doing anything
else."
You could win an all-expenses-paid
dream date with Tim Carrico (unless
he calls you to work out some other
financial arrangement). Just send a
letter explaining why Tim is the per-
fect man for you to:
Bachelor of the Month
c/o Weekend Magazine
420 Maynard
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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Tim Carrico, January's Bachelor of the Month, waiting for a date outside one of
his favorite romantic dinner nooks. Said Carrico, "Sometimes the babes are a little
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vocal tyle, but the Scottish Cole writes
terrific songs and can drop names
with as much class as Chrissie Hynde.
Fetchin Bones-Cabin Flounder
(DB) Ass-kicking energy, an eclectic
jumble of songs that merge and mesh
various styles. FUN.
Thin White Rope-Exploring the
Axis (Frontier) Musical dementia
which mixes punk, country,
psychedelia, and good ole R&R into a
psychotic romp.
Suzanne Vega-Suzanne Vega
(A&M) Beautiful, compelling guitar
work and a half spoken, half sung
voice which teases the listener into
her songs in a way not unlike Laurie
Anderson. But original all the way.
An astonishing debut LP.
Folks with More Vinyl Experience:
The Arms of Someone New- Susan
Sleepwalking (Office Records)
Mesmerizing and moody but with a
light at the end of the tunnel,
somewhere.. .perhaps.
Game Theory-Real Nighttime
(Rational) Lively, sensitive pop with
clever lyrics and inventive
arrangements.
Green on Red (Enigma) Gutsy,
down-home, and honest view of the
American landscape. Bruce may be
born in the U.S.A. too, but here's the
stuff he won't be singing about.
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyp-
tians-Fegmania (Slash) Wacky,
weird, and cynical; fiery R&R. Pure
Hitchcock fun. "My Wife and My
Dead Wife" is the year's greatest love
song.
Richard Thompson-Across a
Crowded Room (Polydor) A gorgeous
album by one of the musical world's
most underrated artists. Proof that
Thompson is still a major talent in the
'80s.
Neil Galanter
1985 was a year for many fine
classical releases which would be
welcome additions to anyone's collec-
tion but there are 4 or 5 which stand
out in the crowd making excellent
cases for themselves.
One to start with is Pianist Jorge
Bolet's recording of Liszt's:Maledic-
tion for Piano and Strings, The
Hungarian fantasy, and The Toten-
tanz on London Records. The Toten-
tanz is one of Liszt's more satanic
works. Bolet's performances
throughout the entire disc are solid,
rich and satisfying.
For orchestral buffs there are gobs
to choose from. Ricardo Muti and the
Philadelphia Orchestra have a bright
and refreshing reading of Italian
composer Ottorino Respighi's The
Pines of Rome, and The Fountains of
Rome, on Angel EMI. The string
playing is as luscious as can be, and
as you listen one can imagine onesself
in Rome, on the spot gazing at the
many miracles of the city.
Mozart lovers will enjoy German
and English performances of Mozart
Symphonies on two separate Angel
EMI discs. One includes the 40th and
41st Symphonies with Otto Klemperer
and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Klemperer's tempi drag a touch at
times however his baton leads a full
sound and an introverted expressivity
that is quite charming. Jeffrey Tate
and the English Chamber Orchestra
claim the other record, with perfor-
mances of Symphonies No. 32, 35, and
39, which are equally pleasing.
Other extreme high honors and
"worth mentionables" include the
brilliant young violinist Gidon
Kremer's visceral and hair raising
performance of the Brahms Violin
Concerto with Herbert von Karajan
and the Berlin Philharmoniker. The
Hungariam pianist Andras Schiff and
Antal Dorati with the Concertbouw
Orchestra have a disc with the F
Minor Piano Concerto of Chopin, and
the Schumann Concerto. The Album
is only worth it for the Chopin. Schiff
does a proud job with the Chopin, less
interesting with the Schumann.
Julie Jurrjens
My favorite five for 1985: (in no par-
ticular order... (
1) Velvet Underground - VU. The
band that, despite its artsyfartsy
shortcomings, has shaped what you
hear today in more ways than anyone
cares to mention. A reissue of out-
takes and obscurities that will change
your perception of noise. Wow.
2) Alex Chilton - Sister Lovers.
Another reissue, by the much neglec-
ted former Box Top and Big Star, im-
possible to find in its original 1978 in-
carnation, that counts as new because
so many people have just discovered
it. Few others, not even Chilton him-
self, have come close to the sensitivity
of Sister Lovers in the pop medium
since.
3) Game Theory - Real Nighttime
Gets really close to what goes on, with
range and intelligence. Smart, obser-
vant pop with unshakeable hooks,
compelling vocals, and nice, casual
production. Cassette version has extra
tracks, both really fine.
4) Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyp-
tians - Fegmania. Crazy. Robyn's
one of my favorite nuts as of late, and
cranks out numerous vaguely
psychedelic toons in the grand style of
his invisible friend, Mr. Syd Barrett.
And he's a great orator, too.
5) The Fall - Nation's Saving
Grace. Don't know exactly why I like
this so much, but I do. Great guitar
record, really vigorous riff-oriented
noise with Mark E. Smith's great
outraged yeowling.
Other stuff I liked: Talking Heads,
Camper Van Beethoven, Strawberry
Switchblade, Tiny Lights, the Den-
tists, Aretha Franklin, the Win-
dbreakers, Phranc, the Dukes of
Stratosphear, the Nomands, Euryth-
mics' "Would I Lie to You", the
Nuggets sets, and I still like the Three
O'clock and the Replacements, even
though they ain't as good as they used
to be.
So that's that. If there's something
I've left off, please add it on. And I'm
open to suggestions for '86.
Joseph Kraus
Last year gave slight promise that
the major labels may finally be en-
ding their unofficial freeze on folk ac-
ts.
The biggest folk release of the year
was easily Suzanne Vega's debut
album on A&M records. Featuring a
string of sensitive word pictures
recally early Joni Mitchell, the album
is important less for its content - it's
marred in parts by unnecessary syn-
thesizer accompaniment - than for
it's heralding a new wave of Green-
wich Village folkies.
With Vega's album making steady
underground headway it doesn't seem
improbable that major labels might
start looking toward the wealth of un-
signed young talent that remains.
At the other end of the spectrum,
Polydor's signing of Fairport Conven-
tion veteran Richard Thompson was
an artistic coup and another in-
dication that folk is viable in major
markets. Across a Crowded Room is
a near perfect album, one that seems
to be aging as gracefully as any of
Thompson's other fine work.
But the bulk of folk music remains
on scattered and difficult to obtain in-
dependents. As always, Rounder and
Flying Fish took the lead with a con-
sistent roster of the top musicians in
the country such as Doc Watson, Anne
Hills, and Nancy Griffith.
For English and Irish folk,
Shanachie and Green Linnet remain
tops. One invaluable release, though,
was Feed the Folk available only as
an import from tiny Temple Records.
Featuring the finest in British folk
and folk-rock, it's a good way to dip
into that rich field and still feel good
about yourself for giving money to
Ethiopian relief efforts.
In spite of the progress, it's still
almost impossible to catch everything
worthwhile.
John Logie
In, of course, no particular order ...
Artists United Against Apartheid -
Sun City - Better people, better
politics, and above all, better music
Fresh!
Talking Heads - Little Creatures -
Excellent pop.
The Velvet Underground - V.U. -
Way rocking.
Jason & the Scorchers - Lost &
Found - Definitive cow-punk.
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
- Fegmania! - Syd Barrett meets
Ray Davies meets Paul McCartney
meets Richard Speck. Yowzah.
Circle Jerks - Wonderful - Punk
finally becomes Metal, in a sense.
Don't forget the Nuge, duuuuude.
Rob Michaels
Sonic Youth - Bad Moon
Rising/The Fall - This Nation's
Saving Grace/Mission of Burma -
The Horrible Truth About Bur-
ma/Propaganda - A Secret
Wish/Husker Du - New Day
Rising/Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
- I Only Have Eyes For You/Sleep-
four song single/Velvet Underground-
VU/Ronald Shannon Jackson and the
Decoding Society - Decode Your-
self/Minutemen - 3 Way Tie for Last.
No doubt there are a few choice
discs that just couldn't fit on such a
limited list, but hopefully they will be
recognized elsewhere. Some atten-
tion, however, must be paid to the lot
of excellent re-issues that hit the
shelves in '85. Released at the end of
the year is Terminal Tower, a com-
pilation of Pere Ubu's early singles
which is indescribably essential for
anyone even slightly interested in the
outer emotional and musicaly reaches
of American rock and roll. Similar
praise goes to Sister Lovers, the final
and most gripping album by Alex
Chilton's Big Star, re-issued on PVC
records.
The single's of England's legendary
(not to mention brilliant, wonderful. .
.) but underappreciated Wire were
also re-issued, on an LP entitled And
Here it is ... Again. And finally, there
are the efforts of Blue Note Records,
which continued to re-release many a
slab of classic jazz vinyl through the
course of the year.
1985 also saw the release of some
top-notch local records, including Viv
Akauldron's fine debut LP, a searing
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