.. .last seen in the
vicinity of
By Larry Dean
W HEN FILING a missing persons
W report, there are a number of
steps that must be fulfilled. Of course,
these steps vary from town to town, but
there is a thread of procedure that runs
throughout these transcriptions.
I spoke with a representative of the
Ann Arbor Police Department about
these steps, and tried to relate them to
tonight's appearance by Missing Per-
sons at the Michigan Theatre.
#1) A CURSORY SEARCH IS MADE.
This means that an immediate search
is made of possible places the missing.
person may have gone to. As men-
tioned, some of these locales include
parks, carnivals, sports events, homes
of relatives, and so on.
As we are well aware, the park is a
swell place to hear lots of loud music.
Hmmm, Missing Persons do play loud
music; they have to, to be heard! Lots
of deciBels. Carnivals, too, feature
music, especially the jaunty organ
donations while on the merry-go-round.
Frequently, sports arenas host rock
concerts.
A secondary category under this
heading is info radioed to cars. This
works especially well considering
Missing Persons, the band. "Walking
in L.A.," "Windows," "Words," and all
the neo-hits starting with Ws-a radio
band if ever there were one. And proud
of it! Drummer Terry Bozzio's (ex-UK,
Zappa) famous quote: "I think it's a
great record (Spring Session M, their
debut)...We're gonna be bigger than the
Beatles! Seven or eight possible singles
here."
A big hmmmm for that.
#2) MAIN ROUTES ARE CHECKED.
In Ann Arbor, a "main route" would
Liberty ...
unquestionably be Liberty Street,
which houses the Michigan Theatre.
The Michigan, itself, is a landmark
structure, and not even the lightest-of-
hearted Freshpersons would be caught
dead saying, "The Michigan what?"
This is a main route!
#3) THE REPORT IS REVIEWED.
This refers to the reevaluation of the
situation, i.e., is it worth keeping a look-
out for the person-of-lostness? In the
case of Missing Persons, depends on
your cup o' tea. If you enjoy seeing
chaunteuse Dale Bozzio-former
Playboy Bunny and Frank Zappa
groupie-cum-laude-bouncing around
on stage in see-through plastic duds,
then yeah.
If you like to see Warren Cuccurullo,
guitarist, all decked out in black leather
and playing up high on the neck, then
yeah. If you enjoy original, peppy pop,
then-well, you want me to say "yeah,"
but that's more contingent on your
musical ear. Just be glad I didn't ask
the Ann Arbor policeman to answer
that one based on empirical knowledge!
#4) A SUMMARY SHEET IS DONE.
After the show, there will be a review
evaluating its worth. There may even
be photos of the missing person in-
cluded. We'll see what can be done in
two songs.
#5) THE PERSON IS FOUND/NOT
FOUND. The file is kept, if they are
frequent offenders, or disposed of, per
the request of family, themselves, or
else whoever is involved.
The same is true for Missing Persons
albums. Ya can keep 'em, or toss 'em.
Matter of taste.
Needless to say, the show is tonight.
What is amiss may very well get found,
but I doubt if it will be of value. Guess it
depends on how much Beatle-underfoot
"Give" these West Coast rockers can
muster.
The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 3, 1984 - page 11
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Bars and Clubs
The Blind Pig-You'll hear it
straight from the Sun Messengers on
Friday night. Saturday night it's the
Generic Watusis, that fun-filled fill-in-
the-blank-for-the-first-part-of-the-
name local band.
Joe's Star Lounge - George Bedard
and the Kingpins set the record
straight with boogie, blues, and rock
'n' roll both Friday and Saturday.
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The list
Mr. Flood's Party-Check it out!
It's the Slang with their rock and pop
blend on Friday and Saturday nights.
Rick's American Cafe-Oh, Kids
these days-and nights. Friday and
Saturday nights, to be exact, it's the
Kids with their assortment of rock
covers and originals.
Concerts
Asleep at the Wheel-Led by Ray
Benson, this group of eight men and
women is one of the last purveyors of
that curious hybrid, western swing.
Having peaked in the '40s and '50s
when bands like Duke Ellington's
were still going strong, western swing
had all but died before this group got a
hold of it. They have achieved success
both on stage and in the studio, having
recorded with United Artists, Epic,
MCA, and Capitol for whom they
released five albums. The show
begins at 8 p.m. on Sunday at Rick's
American Cafe. Tickets are $8.50 and
available at Rick's, Schoolkid's, and
P.J.'s. For more information call 996-
2747.
Hugh McGuiness-As part of the
Michigan Voice coffeehouse at
Dominick's, McGuiness plays his
mixture of traditional and original
songs of protest and hardship. Ad-
mission is $1.50 and the performance
is scheduled to begin at 8p.m.
Theater
American Buffalo-David Hun-
sberger directs David Mamet's highly
acclaimed play about three small-
time crooks who conspire to steal a
coin collection, and the comraderie
which ensues from the caper. This
production features excellent perfor-
mances by David Bernstein, Gregg
Henry, and David Isaacson. Produced
by the Performance Network, the
show begins at 8 p.m. on Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
nights at the Performance Network.
Admission is $6 on Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Thursday nights of the
Performance Network. Admission is
$6 on Friday and Saturday night and
$5 on Thursday and Sunday, with
discounts available for students and
seniors. To make reservations call
663-0681.