1994_05 The Daily Collegian May 1994

              THE COLLEGIAN
Vol.102, No. *9,f£
Fresno State's Independent Daily
Tuesday, May 5,1994
Students question Air Guitar cancellation
ByLeahPerich
TOE COLLEGIAN
Although Vintage Days has
come and gone, there is still some
controversy over one of its more
popular events. Air Guitar, which
was canceled during its first show¬
ing.
Air Guitar was canceled nearly
two-thirds of the way through Sat¬
urday, April 23 because of pouring
rain and wind, and many audience
members were angry.        ,
Some were angry enough to
question whether the cancellation
was justified and if measures were
taken to prevent it beforehand.
Production Manager Matt
Mileham said safety was the main
reason for stopping the show when
they did. He said he would rather
have a "few angry people than a
few dead people.'*
Mileham explained that there
were cables laying in poddies of
water, and there were people 'liter¬
ally standing on these cables." Even
after attempts to get them off, "the
risk got too high," and the show
had to be stopped because people
could have gotten hurt
John Hebert, student coordina¬
tor fi Air Guitar agreed. He said
with "80.000 volts of electricity"
around, the situation could have
turnedbad.
It seems things look a turn for
the worse. Hebert said the lights
actually blew out during one ofthe
acts, but most people thought it was
part of the act.
Mileham also saw a danger to
the dancers on stage. He said al¬
though the rain alone wasn't af¬
fecting them, the wind was blow¬
ing it onto the stage causing it to get
wet He said this could have caused
them to slip and fall which could
lead to serious injuries.
Several dancers did slip before
the show was canceled, but none
were seriously hurt
Although not for certain; the
decision to end the show may also
have been influenced by happen¬
ings at last year's Air Guitar. Ac¬
cording to Hebert, "four people had
to go to the hospital" during 1993's
Air Guitar, but this year no one
sustained serious injuries.
A secondary reason for the can¬
cellation was lighting and sound
equipment
i saft that though the
real reason for slopping the show
was to protect those in attendance.
possible damage to the equipment
was also taken into consideration.
He said there was about "$10,000
[worth of] equipment*" being used
that could have been ruined.
Despite these reasons behind the
cancellation, many are still angry
and say preparation for the event
was insufficient.
Special Events Coordinator
Gerald McLean said, however, that
See VINTAGE, page 5
REVIEW
Film good,
but trashy
By Jason Owen
THECOLLEGIAN
There were no big, fat ugly
transvestites eating dog crap, but
John Waters' latest release, "Serial
Mom," should be pleasing enough
to satisfy the demented minds of
even the most perverted freaks.
Waters is notorious for his alter¬
native film-making which includes
"Pink Flamingos,"* "Mondo
Trasho," "Hairspray" and
"Crybaby" starring Johnny Depp.
Pink Flamingos is still ah undis¬
puted cult favorite that starred the
300-pound trans vestite Divine. The
movie is a symphony of disgust
that features cannibalism, eating
feces, incest, toe sex and the unfor- .
gettable singing anus that lip synced
"Oompa Oompa Mow Mow" from
the song, "The Bird is the Word."
Serial Mom is slightly watered-
down John Waters. He actually has
a commercially popular actress,
Kathleen Turner ("War of the
, Roses,",'Romancing the Stone" and
the voice of Jessica Rabbit). Turner
playsahappily married mother who
has an uncontrollable urge to kill
people who get on her bad side.
One of Waters' real-life hob¬
bies is going to die trials of famous^
killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey
Dahmer to watch the proceedings.
This was the basis for the Serial
Mom story. Waters takes a satirical
look at the way the media exploits
the carnage of serial killing.
The highlights of Serial Mom
are its moments of raunchy sur¬
prise. For example, in one scene
Turner kills a fly on the breakfast
table and the camera gives us a nice
close up. Or when she rips out the
liver of some guy with a fireplace
poker and slips on his guts. There is
also the classic dentist's drill scene
and die scene where Turner bashes
a woman's head in with a leg of
Future trends can be found in the past
See SERIAL, page 4
By Lisa Dorman-Stubbs
THECOLLEGIAN
There's an old saying, "What
comes around goes around," that
can be applied to trends in popular
culture, including fashion and mu¬
sic.     > L N
Many trends come into vogue,
then quickly fade, only to climb
again, in popularity decades later.
Bach decade gave at least one
significant contribution to the his¬
tory of popular culture. ,
When a past decade regains
popularity, these contributions are
usually what become the core of
the renewed attraction.
The 1930s introduced "evil"
rock 'n roll music. *• .
Teen girls wore poodle skirts
and bobby socks, while guys styled
their hair in DA-s, short for duck's
recent trend is the reappearance of
'70s fashions.
This period of fashion history
would be best deeply buried, hope¬
fully never to be found by any fu¬
ture archeologists.
Who would have ever thought
we would see bell bottoms and plat¬
form shoes again?
Hopefully, this nostalgia for the
'70s will quickly fade.
But when it does, what will take
its place?
What mark did the '80s leave
for future generations to reflect
upon?
Recendy, a group of 20-some-
things was overheard trying to an-
The 1970s gave us disco and    swer that question.
punk, with the Sex Pistols, John        It took them a while to come up
Travolta, the Bee Gees and Andy   with an answer, but it finally hit
Gibb. meat
Peftaps the most frightening        The'80aspawnedMTV,aswell
Parties with a '50s theme are
fun.
Most people don't mind raiding
their parents' closets for vintage
clothing.
Twist and Hula-Hoop contests
are amusing to watch, if not actu¬
ally participate in.
The 1960s continued to refine
the new musk with the British in¬
vasion.
Social consciousness reached
new levels.
You ng people rebelled against
the establishment growing their
hair long and wearing tie-dyed
as perhaps the largest sampling of.
one-hit wonders than any other era
of musical history.
Looking back on the '80s, one
of the most fun things is remember¬
ing all of the one-hit wonders.
See NOSTALGIA, page 4
Inside
Opinion: Nixon's mis¬
takes could be a lesson
for young politicians.......^
Partdng: Columnist gets
exercise by parking on
campus. .......J2
approaches 1,000 career
wins at FSU 7