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Thelonious Monster serves talent
By Dina Douglass
Contributing Writer
When Thelonious Monster was born, it
couldn't close its mouth all the way.
When the Monster was practicing, un¬
suspecting guitarists found themselves
drawn towards the Monster's grin.
When-those musicians got too close to
the mouth of the Monster, the Monster's
mouth opened wide.
One by one, guitarists began falling into
the mouth of the Monster, and were
swallowed.
Soon, the Monster was full.
' And now, the Monster has no less than
four adept guitarists living in its belly.
When thc Monster got around to making
its first album, scores of Los Angeles
underground music heroes came out of
the woodwork to help. f .
The Monster's already ample line-up
just wouldn't do, so its first album sports
no less than 22 guest performers, among
them Peter Case, Keith Morris (of thc
Circle Jerks) and Tupelo Joe (of Tupelo
Chain Sex).
The result is an LP full of rich sounds
new bands can't usually get around to
producing.
In Thelonious Monster, we not only
find a band of remarkable talent, but also
one with an Enormous Sense of Humor;
check out the album title: "Baby, You're
Bummin' My Life Out In A Supreme
Fashion."
JObviously, it's the album title of the
As far as songs go, of special and
notable hilarity is "The Joke Song," which
likens being in a band to a guy who has to
give Circus Vargas elephants their enemas.
In this song, somebody walks past this
guy sticking his hand up these elephants
and tells them to just quit because that's a
truly disgusting job and he could make
better money somewhere else.
The giver of the elephant enemas replies,
"What, and get out of show business?"
Bob Forrest is the voice of the Monster;
one look at his face and you know — this
guy. is silly.
Forrest looks like a "Reckoning"-period
Michael Stipe (of RVE.M.), with shoulder-
length, spastic, wavy hair; a wide-brimmed
straw hat and glasses.
A bonus: Forrest does not mumble, nor
does he try to mimic Stipe in any way,
shape or form.
Indeed, Forrest has a great thing which
King Stipe of the college airwaves does
not — soul.'
This guy gets caught up in the sound
both he and his band emit. Needless to
say, performances by the Monster are a
rare tteat.
Although he's got a sneaky smile on his
face (like he just tee-peed your house but
you dont know it yet), Forrest is the man
in charge, albeit with a smile on his face.
Example: The Monster sometimes starts
playing with less than its full roster of
guitarists on stage; they seem to forget
they're supposed to be on stage until
Forrest puts out an open call halfway
through the second song and taps his foot
waiting for the stray to get his butt in gear.
If humor in music begins to get old after
a while, don't fret. The Monster is as
capable of introspection as it is of comedy.
An expecially good example of this
comes in the song "Positive Train": I don't
know but I've been told/The streets of
Heaven they are lined with gold/Well I
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get to Heaven youllbe dead.
With a versatility such as this, anyone
would be hard-pressed to classify the
Monster as anything but just that — a
monster.
Its music is intelligent in the truest sense
of that which appeals to the discerning
palates of college-goers in this latter half
of the 1980s.
Thelonious Monster is also an imageless
band, and doesn't seem to give a hoot
about raking in big bucks. Not that it
wouldn't mind some equal opportunities,
though.
While opening up for The Replacements
earlier this year, Forrest marvelled that
his band — which sports seven members
— only earned about $300 for its opening
spot on the bill, whereas.the. four-man
Replacements was getting somewhere in
the immediate vicinity-of $6,000.
If there is any justice in the music world,
Thelonious Monster will make itself some
big bucks soon.
'Men's Ckib' a boys' romp
By Lao LaCoste
Special to the Collegian
Sometimes people don't leave well
enough alone. Take for example Leonard
.Michaels' "The Men's Club," a powerful
1978 novel about seven professional men
who gather and form a social club in
Berkeley.
Besides the novel, Michaels also wrote a
screenplay which sat on the shelves of
Hollywood studios until it was picked up
by Roy Scheider, Scheider fought to get
"The Men's Club" made, but he also had
Michaels cut dialogue and add a sequence
in a San Francisco brothel to make the
film more marketable.
Both the film and book feature seven
men talking about love, friendship, mar¬
riage, adultery and compulsive sex.
The characters, all professionals — a
retired athlete, a lawyer, a doctor, a rea:
estate salesman, etc. — confess Jiorrible
and hilarious secrets to one another. They
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their lives, both wives and lovers.
The men tell each other what they've
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The novel was acclaimed bv critics
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Book Review, Time magazine and others.
But, the film won't receive plaudits. It
may even be panned. That's a shame
because there's so much here to like.
"The Men's Club" features the best
ensemble cast of men ever, including
Scheider, David Dukes, Frank Langella.
Treat Williams. Craig Wasson. Richard
Jordan and Harvey Keitel.
And. it's an interesting film up to the
poiiH when six club members move the
meeting to a San Francisco brothel.
While the action at the brothel further
identifies the characters, the dialogue cut
from the novel did a better job.
Michaels may not be blamed for the
changes made to his script. His screenplay
had no brothel scene. It was added to
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| Title | 1986_10 The Daily Collegian October 1986 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Title | October 2, 1986, Page 6 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | EmfeirilrMmimcBmil! . Thursday, Oct. 2,1984 . page Thelonious Monster serves talent By Dina Douglass Contributing Writer When Thelonious Monster was born, it couldn't close its mouth all the way. When the Monster was practicing, un¬ suspecting guitarists found themselves drawn towards the Monster's grin. When-those musicians got too close to the mouth of the Monster, the Monster's mouth opened wide. One by one, guitarists began falling into the mouth of the Monster, and were swallowed. Soon, the Monster was full. ' And now, the Monster has no less than four adept guitarists living in its belly. When thc Monster got around to making its first album, scores of Los Angeles underground music heroes came out of the woodwork to help. f . The Monster's already ample line-up just wouldn't do, so its first album sports no less than 22 guest performers, among them Peter Case, Keith Morris (of thc Circle Jerks) and Tupelo Joe (of Tupelo Chain Sex). The result is an LP full of rich sounds new bands can't usually get around to producing. In Thelonious Monster, we not only find a band of remarkable talent, but also one with an Enormous Sense of Humor; check out the album title: "Baby, You're Bummin' My Life Out In A Supreme Fashion." JObviously, it's the album title of the As far as songs go, of special and notable hilarity is "The Joke Song," which likens being in a band to a guy who has to give Circus Vargas elephants their enemas. In this song, somebody walks past this guy sticking his hand up these elephants and tells them to just quit because that's a truly disgusting job and he could make better money somewhere else. The giver of the elephant enemas replies, "What, and get out of show business?" Bob Forrest is the voice of the Monster; one look at his face and you know — this guy. is silly. Forrest looks like a "Reckoning"-period Michael Stipe (of RVE.M.), with shoulder- length, spastic, wavy hair; a wide-brimmed straw hat and glasses. A bonus: Forrest does not mumble, nor does he try to mimic Stipe in any way, shape or form. Indeed, Forrest has a great thing which King Stipe of the college airwaves does not — soul.' This guy gets caught up in the sound both he and his band emit. Needless to say, performances by the Monster are a rare tteat. Although he's got a sneaky smile on his face (like he just tee-peed your house but you dont know it yet), Forrest is the man in charge, albeit with a smile on his face. Example: The Monster sometimes starts playing with less than its full roster of guitarists on stage; they seem to forget they're supposed to be on stage until Forrest puts out an open call halfway through the second song and taps his foot waiting for the stray to get his butt in gear. If humor in music begins to get old after a while, don't fret. The Monster is as capable of introspection as it is of comedy. An expecially good example of this comes in the song "Positive Train": I don't know but I've been told/The streets of Heaven they are lined with gold/Well I I— I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GOOD BOY'S SMOG CHECK - $8.95 SMOG CERTIFICATE — $5.00 Expires 10/2/86 IW YOCt%» 1 i % Tastes Like Old Fashion Ice Cream r Buy one small or large size yogurt * and get one child cup FREE Shaw and Willow in Clovis nejf to Bad Boy 3139 E. McKinley 1st and McKinley by Savemart don't know but it's been said/ When you get to Heaven youllbe dead. With a versatility such as this, anyone would be hard-pressed to classify the Monster as anything but just that — a monster. Its music is intelligent in the truest sense of that which appeals to the discerning palates of college-goers in this latter half of the 1980s. Thelonious Monster is also an imageless band, and doesn't seem to give a hoot about raking in big bucks. Not that it wouldn't mind some equal opportunities, though. While opening up for The Replacements earlier this year, Forrest marvelled that his band — which sports seven members — only earned about $300 for its opening spot on the bill, whereas.the. four-man Replacements was getting somewhere in the immediate vicinity-of $6,000. If there is any justice in the music world, Thelonious Monster will make itself some big bucks soon. 'Men's Ckib' a boys' romp By Lao LaCoste Special to the Collegian Sometimes people don't leave well enough alone. Take for example Leonard .Michaels' "The Men's Club," a powerful 1978 novel about seven professional men who gather and form a social club in Berkeley. Besides the novel, Michaels also wrote a screenplay which sat on the shelves of Hollywood studios until it was picked up by Roy Scheider, Scheider fought to get "The Men's Club" made, but he also had Michaels cut dialogue and add a sequence in a San Francisco brothel to make the film more marketable. Both the film and book feature seven men talking about love, friendship, mar¬ riage, adultery and compulsive sex. The characters, all professionals — a retired athlete, a lawyer, a doctor, a rea: estate salesman, etc. — confess Jiorrible and hilarious secrets to one another. They tell how they've been hurt by the women in their lives, both wives and lovers. The men tell each other what they've learned and lost in their relationships. SMOG REPAIR - at minimum cost j 264-1881 | 3519 E. Belmont & 6th Street { I hey tefl each other their desires — what they yearn for. The novel was acclaimed bv critics representing Playboy, the New York Times Book Review, Time magazine and others. But, the film won't receive plaudits. It may even be panned. That's a shame because there's so much here to like. "The Men's Club" features the best ensemble cast of men ever, including Scheider, David Dukes, Frank Langella. Treat Williams. Craig Wasson. Richard Jordan and Harvey Keitel. And. it's an interesting film up to the poiiH when six club members move the meeting to a San Francisco brothel. While the action at the brothel further identifies the characters, the dialogue cut from the novel did a better job. Michaels may not be blamed for the changes made to his script. His screenplay had no brothel scene. It was added to Sec CLUB, page 7 A tasty treat for Everyone!* With only 1/3 the calories of Ice Cream Is Here! CLOVIS tOWNE CENTER Next to UA8 MOVIE THEATRE 130 W. Shaw Ave.. Suile 8104 298-9191 - Get One Free j Fresh Frozen Yogurt We Serve 8 Different Frozen Yogurt Flavors w/30 delicious choices of toppings. 12 Flavors of Dryer's Ice Cream, Sundaes, Shakes & Floats, Waffle Obnes, Fresh Baked Cookies and more.... 2fyr I Buy any size of J. 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