v 0 U U Uv 0 O'Sullivan' I l s: Eire comes to South U. Ireland have in common, but any bar that serves the beer brewed "In God's Country" and served in the Wrigley Field bleachers is worth a visit. Those of you watching your sodium might want to limit your trips to O'Sullivan's. For some rea- son, an employee kept coming around every five minutes and salt- ing the floor. At first I naturally Alex About Town thought it was an Irish custom, but my companion Ned Flanagan (that's not made up) was just as puzzled by the bizarre ritual. We quickly ran through every viable explanation - he was removing leeches, he was trying to melt ice, the floor just tasted bad - but I think it was just one of those things you read about in Time/Life Books. So, dismissing that as coinci- dence, I should mention that O'Sul- livan's also serves food. Featuring a full dinner menu in addition to breakfast and lunch specialties, I'd love to tell you the food is good, but I didn't have anything to eat. The women who cuts my hair, however, has eaten at O'Sullivan's. She said the food was delicious and priced right. If I trust her with my hair, you shouldtrust her culinary opinions. One warning: the words 'rapid,' 'fast,' 'speedy,' 'quick' or even 'expedient' should not be used when describing the service at O'Sul- livan's. You won't be mistaking your waiter for Carl Lewis or the bartender for Edwin Moses. Now that the upstairs Charlie's has become a record store, O'"ul- livan's is a welcome addition to the campus area. When deciding which bar to step out to tonight, remember O'Sullivan's is the only one with Jack London's White Fang on the premises. U I Dat Conservative - . .. S IV - .V., ," 1At u Fri. Sept. 29** 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Sat. Sept. 30 9:00 am 8:30 pm 10:00 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Sun. Oct. 1 9:00 am 8:30 am 7:10 pm All services at Hillel except * Conservative at Michigan Union Ballroom. ** Dinner, 5:30 Tashlich, Sunday Oct. 1 A beautiful Rosh Hashanah Custom. Join friends for a walk through the Arb where we will toss bread and cake crumbs into the Huron River, symbolically throwing away our years regretted acts. Meet at Hillel, 1429 Hill Street at 4:00 pm. For information call 769-0500. Hillel does not necessarily endorse the Dailys opinion or agree with its editorial policies. * COMEDY *BY a "A Oshows: i 8:30Ofri. & sat. 215 n. main st. above the Heidelberg I Admission: $6 I RESERVATIONS 995-8888 By Alex Gordon I regret never having the oppor- tunity to taste a Sully's potato log. But why dwell on the past? Venturing out last weekend to explore Ann Arbor's night life, and being turned off by lines longer than a Marcel Proust sentence, I stumbled upon the newest campus bar, O'Sullivan's Eatery and Pub. Formerly known as Sully's, a restaurant/cafecafeteria/take out ba- zaar that was about as busy as Telly Savalas' barber, the crowds at O'Sul- livan's last weekend seem to indicate patrons shed no tears when Sully's closed. O'Sullivan's, located at 1120 South University, has all the necessities it takes to make it in the campus bar sweepstakes- it serves alcohol and it's close tocampus. The bar attempts to recreate the feel of an authentic Irish pub. I felt somewhat underqualified to judge how well they had replicated a pub, considering the closest I've been to Ireland is Boston, but judging from the number ofNotre Dame sweat- shirts around me, I'd have to say they did the trick. Atmosphere is nice if you're just trying to breathe, but let's talk drinks. O'Sullivan's serves up a va- riety of beers, from your standard brews (Molson, Miller Genuine Draft) to the exotic European beers with colorful labels that you pretend to like because you just paid four dollars for one (Oberdorfer, John Courage). The coup de fourde of the menu, however, was Old Style in bottles. .I'm not sure what Wisconsin and All proves you don't have to be gross to All Allroy's Revenge Cruz Records There are as many different paths to making that great album as there are bands. Some have done it by changing styles, some by changing members, some by taking drugs, some by quitting drugs. All has done it by making an al- bum without a single fart joke. In their earlier incarnation, the Descendents, this band pioneered cof- fee-rock in the early- and mid-'80s, setting shower-singing melodies to a vicious neo-hardcore beat. But for every "Get The Time," there was an "Orgofart" -- a juvenile spate of musical mooning. Allroy's Re- venge, their 2nd LP under their new moniker, catches them with both their chops and pants up. After the toss-off surf-instrumen- tal, "Gnutheme," the band kicks into "Fool," one minute and 35 seconds of rock candy that not only affirms Karl Alvarez as one of the best bassists extant, but a hell of a songwriter. With its sing-song melody and tongue-in-cheek lyrics ("I'd fall off the highest mountain, drown in the deepest river, too/ Catch cold in the hottest desert, you know I'm a fool for you"), this could be the love theme to a really cool Broadway musical. The strong- est writing, though (in a band four- deep with pens), comes as usual from drummer/founder Bill Steven- son, who eschews past topics like body odors in favor of some of his most revealing lyrics yet. The songs are also their most ac- cessible, though thanks to Album Oriented Reactionarism, most people will never hear them. If White Lion recorded Stevenson's "She's My Ex," a riff-heavy break-up song, it'd be the Number 1 single until 1992 - 1995 if the B-side was "Mary," new vocalist Scott Reynolds' touch- ing tale of unrequited love among the pretentious. "Just let me hide behind the smoke and pleasantries," he sings, "'Cause I do my best work with the mannequin brigade." Most importantly, though, this band simply can rock. Stevenson, once of Black Flag. nroves that punk, mone and g cruel ting disso If might self. Allro airpla Hated Batman? Loved Bernstein? Leave your roommate alone - Tell it to the world in Daily Arts Call 763-0379 SQ Wood a WHAT HAPPENEDF You don t know . the DAILY dotes! Read the Daily and fidout Ads upo - -- on e t A Conupons Cartons . THE GREAT WALL____ _____RESTAURANT Specializing in Szechuan, Hunan and Cantonese " DINNERS & LUNCHES " CARRY-OUTS Rated Ann Arbor's best new restau- rant of 1988 and best oriental res- taurant of 1989 by The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine. 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