0 0 The Michigan Daif Weekend, etc. AD Tk- r....rf n nn:a ___Woo er_ Pr Majna7 ncP__ Thi,rrcdnvuSnte.mber 21. 2000 _48S - IThe MIiIcigandiUaily - e u L- V~I , t aIU~u4III1C -I uldyOjiluie.,rvv Find groovy retro outfits for $10 or less thrift shopping cWeekend, etc. Column THE DEFLOWERING OF TV By Sarah Blitz For the Daily It appears that in recent years, some of Ann Arbor's truest treasures have started to slip away. Yes, many of our good old thrift shops, where cus- tomers can find fun costumes, unique vintage wear, and just plain cheap stuff, have one by one closed their doors to the dollar savvy shopper. While combing Ann Arbor last week on a mission to find out a little bit about the local thrift shop scene, I realized those great little shops I went to when I first arrived in Ann Arbor are now political offices, new music stores and leftover empty spaces, waiting for their next occupants. And, as I caught up with some students to hear their views on thrift shops in Ann Arbor, I found that many claim such shops are just not for them. Lauren Charme, an LSA senior admitted,;"It's just too difficult to find clothes that I like and that fit me at thrift shops. It seems like I have to rummage through unorganized piles that never end." But some students find gems by searching through these piles. "I buy costumes for different events through- out the year and local thrift shops are the first places my friends and I love to go to find them," said Diane Raskin, an RC junior. "We have bought some great '60s.and '70s out- fits already this year. Thrift shops are just fast and fun. We go in, pick out some cool things, and try them on when we get home - if they don't fit, they were cheap enough to throw away." I decided to check out a couple of thrift shops for myself. I was faced with racks and piles of clothes and knick-knacks, each one different from the next. It seemed so overwhelming. How was I ever to find what I was looking for? But as I wandered around, I realized how much fun searching through all- those old Latin & Argentine Tango Club of Detroit presents WRITE FOR WEEKEND ETC. CALL 763-0374 Pen'as Be there at 7:00 for a folkloric dance class... at 9:00 for Dinner hen..THE SHOW, which you can be in! Sing. Dance, play and instrument, whatever! musical society bm Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Saturday, September 23, 8 pm Hill Auditorium What are Rush Tickets? Rush Tickets are tickets to UMS events that are sold only to students at a this weeks- discounted price... Rush Ticket Outlets TICKETS $10 Rush Tickets Tickets on sale 10 am - 6 pm the day of the performance or the Friday before a weekend event at the UMS Box Office located in the Power Center, 121 Fletcher Street. 50% Rush Tickets Tickets on sale beginning 90 minutes before the event at the Performance Hall Box The Rules: A valid student ID is required. Limit two tickets per student, per event. Rush Tickets are not offered if an event is sold out and seating is subject to availability and box office discretion. Rush Tickets will be limited to select seating areas. clothes could be. Many of the clothes were so nice, that at one point, I even forgot that I was in a thrift shop. With a mere SIO in my pocket I was. on a hunt to find a complete outfit that I could wear to class or just out with friends. A nearly impossible task, one might think, but local thrift shops stretch a dollar as far as your imagination will take it. I headed over to the Ann Arbor Parent Teacher Organization thrift shop and felt very comfortable with the many patrons in the store who seemed to come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Everyone from stu- dents looking for extra pieces of kitchenware and costumes to parents and children shopping for small toys and clothes shopped side by side. The racks were filled with name brands and classic vintage. In an attempt to be the smart shop- per, I enlisted the help of a volunteer at the store. Not only did the volun- teer help me find a practical and com- fortable outfit to buy, but also pointed out that the store always has a fifth of its selection on sale for 50 percent off. When I finally decided on what to buy, I was able to leave with a pair of jeans for only S6, an old school Lacoste polo-style shirt for only S3 and a scarf for just SI. Now that is quality shopping - an entire outfit plus one accessory for only Sl0. I almost felt guilty walking out of that store with an entirely new outfit and only spending SIO, since the AAPTO Thrift Shop is a non-profit organization that donates its profits to local public schools as an alternative to gift wrap or candy sales. But I did manage to accomplish two great feats at once -- buying a w\hole new outfit and doing a good deed. If you are a scrimping college stu- dent, or if you just want to save a cou- ple of bucks, don't cross Ann Arbor's thrift shops off your list quite yet. Give them a chance, search through the color-coded racks and, who knows, your next favorite outfit could cost you less than SI0. Attent~on Student Filmmakers, Marketers & Ad Agencies... Enter our Digital Video Contest and you could WIN the Produce a digtal video highlighting our Port Authority line of corpo- rate apparel and you could win $30,000 CASH. Here's how it works: " Sign up online at pacontest.com . 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Vile, despicable, infantile, it's still a classic. In a world dominated by "The Wall" and "Tommy," "Joe's Garage" is the rock opera you never saw. Too bizarre and too crude to warrant main- stream commercial success, it is the simple story of a boy and his guitar. It rocks hard, but it never takes itself too seriousl; Zappa's sardonic vocals serve to embarrass as much as they do to entertain. Songs like "Catholic Girls" and "Crew Sluts" are satirical master- pieces. As catchy as they are abusive, youd sing them to yourself in crowded elevators, if you weren't afraid of that mammoth of a man with the vacant eves and meatv fingers, staring you down like you're a steak, waiting for an excuse to wring your neck. Some people might find these songs insulting, so beware of playing them too loud in church-going neigh- borhoods. The album relies as heavily on your patience to make it through Zappa's long, wiggly guitar solos as it does for you to cast aside your social etiquette and laugh at cheap jokes made at the expense of Catholic girls, religious cults, celebrities and sexual- ly-deprived prisoners of our justice system. Cheap gods of consumerism, the critics of rock and roll, the reli- gious right, carriers of various sexual- ly transmitted diseases, and a futuris- tic Orwellian gestapo all play a part in the persecution of one average Joe. The story and music blend together into a low-fi epic sweep. "Joe's Garage" has been saving the world since 1979 and you still haven't picked it up. "Too weird," you say. "Too taboo." For shame. The gods of rock and roll are frowning on you from above. . Madonna is never the same person twice. She has gone from fashion vixen to material girl to sex" symbol to Eva Perone to spiritual being to single mommy, and I know I've left a few out. What has never altered, however, is her rebellion. A movie titled "Truth or Dare?" A song celebrating '80s materialism? A pop star in a musical? Raising a baby without his father? Madonna thumbed her nose at society and said "yes." These days, Madonna seems to be strangely with- out controversy. A promising new record, a sophisticated little lady Lourdes, a brand new- baby, Rocco, and a boyfriend, Guy Ritchie, whom she is in love with and' who fathered her kid. Rolling Stone wrote up her new album, "Music," as "an Gina exuberant whirl of French disco, giddy pop and an Hamadey intriguing alloy of folk and electronica." So it looks as if Caught she's being consistent, rein- Provoking venting herself once again, at least regarding "Music." With her life, it's funny. Madonna is not leading a revolution of any kind. And she recognizes this, saving that "there's absolutely nothing remotely cool or cutting-edge about me right now. I've become a domesticated cow. I just choose fab- rics!" So why is this? In an odd, emotional part of her movie "Truth or Dare," Madonna admitted to still being in love with Sean Penn. Was it the disap- pointment and heartbreak resulting from tha breakup that led to her radical life choices anc movements? And now, with director Guy Ritchie by her side, is she over it? I don't know. She is now, according to her friend Debi Mazer, "really happy and beautiful and very much in love." She's well, boring. Showing up on Rosie O'Donnell always talking about her kids, she seems morc Kathie Lee than Madonna. I am similarly, selfishly disappointed by Gloria Steinem, who got hitched earlier this month after swearing off the institution her whole life, often remarking, "I cannot mate in captivity." Gloria Steinem was one of the principle leaders of the '70s feminist movement. She co-founded Ms. Magazine, helped organize the National Women's Political Caucus and traveled the country making speeches, not only on behalf of feminism, but on gay and civil rights as well. But Gloria's passion was always the women's movement, as was evident in her speech at thc Michigan Theater in 1999. At this (fabulous) speech on the politics of sexuality, she posed the question about the current male dominance con- cerning intercourse: "Why do they call it penetra- tion? Why not call it envelopment?" She has always harbored negative feelings con- cerning marriage. It is no wonder, considering she was rallying for equality alongside Betty Friedan (author of "The Feminine Mystique"), who was getting beaten by her husband-the whole time. Friedan would have to give speeches on the bene- fits of feminism while wearing heavy concealer to disguise a black eye. 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