The Michigan Daily -Thursday, December 6, 1990- Page 7 Get psyched for Westen at the U-Club! by Andrew J. Cahn On WPZA-AM yesterday morn- ing, Drew Westen's song "Oy, to be a Goy on Christmas" was given its world debut, but the announcer made a slight mistake with the introduc- tion; she thought the song was per- formed by a student in the music school. The mistake is somewhat excusable. It is not too often that a college professor is hip enough to play guitar and write a hilarious piece of music. The D.J. is obviously not a stu- dent here at the University. Most students here - even those who do not even take Westen's class - at least know about his Psych 172 lec- tures from their friends who leave the MLB twice a week repeating TARTUFFE Continued from page 5 manipulative Bible-hugger, a middle- aged man's mid-life crisis, and selfish teenagers caught up in suicidal love triangles, Tartuffe could show up as next week's script for Twin Peaks. Kerr suggests that if Tartuffe were reworked today, Orgon would take a mistress, buy a little red sports car and seek some kind of redemption via a Jerry Falwell-ish Tartuffe. And, as if Moliere predicted the feminist movement, the educated, outspoken women of the family would tell both of these men where to go. Although this production's their favorite Westen quotes. Those students, who know of Westen's humorous outlooks on many psy- chological topics and his liberal atti- tude toward teaching, see nothing shocking about their professor's se- cret life as a satirical songwriter. Neither does he. When Westen was younger, he used to play guitar in a rock band, but as he matured, or as he said, "as my hormones were getting under control," his aspirations for the fu- ture shifted from being a rock star to being a college professor. His col- leagues and students would undoubt- edly see this as leaving behind the adolescent, identity crisis stage and entering the period of young adult- hood (Erikson (1950)). While attending college at Har- vard, Westen found that a great deal of the songs he was writing "did not lend themselves to rock and roll," so he spent some time playing the cof- fee house circuit around Boston. It's been about 10 years since the last time he performed his own satirical tunes as well as Tom Lehrer covers. Incidentally, Lehrer was thrown out of Harvard for his rendition of the school's fight song at a faculty party. As Westen said on the radio yesterday, "I'm hoping that after (tonight) I'll get thrown out of Michigan." Some of the tunes Westen ex- pects to perform are "Cosmic Candy Bars," about a plane that is hijacked from Atlanta to Mars, "Stanley the Shrink" and "Room 302" which Westen notes is about a "love affair with a rather peculiar object oful D- sire." What that object is remains to be seen. Westen will also present to the crowd his new hit single, "Oy, to be a Goy on Christmas." This tune is a story of a young Jewish boy who wants to celebrate the rites of Christmas instead of his family's traditional Hanukkah customs. In- cluded in the piece are some very humorous lyrics such as "You can nosh on your knish/ But that's k-not my Christmas wish/ Just give me ham or turkey/ You can have your gefilte fish/ With or without horseradish..." DREW WESTEN will perform at the U-Club tonight at 9 p.m. (ok, 9:10, since he's a prof.) Cover is $5. FIRST LIGHT headlines. emphasis is on the modern problems of family, Kerr chose to let it remain set in 17th-century France. "I suppose we have nudged it a little bit toward the museum in that sense," he says. To underline the idea of an unstable family base, however, Kerr has staged Tartuffe in an "environment that stresses a household in transition. The set is slightly tilted and askew." Throughout the production, all of Orgon's earthly possessions will seem to be packed up, sold off and moved out. Kerr says that Moliere, being an actor first and foremost, would have appreciated the cast he has gathered. He says the diversity of interests in his cast adds to the production's "muscularity." This cast, he asserts, has combined to form a " kind of theatrical family Moliere would approve of." Isn't that what it's all about? Just call them the Palmers. TARTUFFE is being presented at the Power Center Thursdaythrough Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 with student i.d., $9 and $12 for non- students. 4. Cruise Ship Jobs HIRING Men - Women. Summer/ Year Round. PHOTOGRAPHERS, TOUR GUIDES, RECREATION PERSONNEL Excellent pay plus FREE travel. Caribbean, Hawaii, Bahamas, South Pacific, Mexico. CALL NOW! Call refundable. 1-206-736-0775, Ext.600N Tartuffe's wife Emile (Andi Carnick) chokes that hypocrite Tartuffe (Jon Hammond) in the University Players' production of Moliere's Tartuffe. Knowledge is Freedom "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free" -Jesus Christ T, , , , ry $upplement available December 10 at the Student Publications Bldg. FIRST Bible Study Michigan Union 7pm tonight Questions? call 662-2756 LIGHT with special guest DREW WESTEN (YES! FROM PSYCH 172) AT THE U- CLUB 530 S. 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