1978_09 The Daily Collegian September 1978

              The Daily Collegian
From tube to stage, Rocka makes it happen
BY CAROt. YN VAN SCHAIK
When Roger Rocka'* Good Company
Musk Hall/Eating Establishment and
Drinking Emporium opened this sum
mer. there was no carpeting, walls
were only partially painted, bathrooms
were no farther than being functional,
and there were boards and wires laying everywhere Not to mention that
with  the kitchen  still  to be    "hooked
a hermit," he said
But Rocka is optimistic and com
pared his struggling establishment
to a three-wheeled car, they were
missing a wheel, technically, what
with construction still not completed,
among other things
But Rocka's triumphant point was
that even handicapped as they were,
they were still working, and that with
the removal of at least the contractors,
'we ought to be making money or
else weT re doing something stupid *
Rocka is understandably anxious
rid  of   contractors   and   their
cent come for dinner and show with
the remainder coming |ust for the play
ahead, the number of dinner patrons
is increasing That, plus the newly
begun lunches and 'late nightu' of
entertainment and dancing after the
play, are intended to increase the net
Rocka has 15 tables (actually the
tables are numbered up to J6 bu.
#6 got lost on orders from the tire
department) seating groups of four
eight, or ten Reservations are usually
made for a specific table, according to
table-, and the stage up front compose
the rest of the room, with little else
but the stage lights for distraction.
Waiters and waitresses wear their
own clothes and provide service that
is both efficient and pleasantry per
wmal food is hot, plentiful, and far
Irom the usual quality of fare
Rocka himself is usually there in the
evenings to mingle quietly among his
guests l>essed in a conservative
suit he enioys the direct interacting
with the people Rodca sees this
means of relating as one of the chief
differences with his earlier television
wrorti where he couldn't see the audience Being able to 'see and relate"
with his audience, he said, is one
of the attractions in this new business
tir yourself   either you |ust keep think
ing or  you do something about It
that it  \ either time to do it or shut up
about it ' said Rocka
R'^ka had been involved with tele-
v.v ^ and radio for 16 years before
givi..J it up as a profession
There doesn t seem to be any
regrets A very casual man, Rocka
was running around Friday in a thin
rhesked shirt baggy leans, and tennis
shoes His hair short and wavy, is a
salt and pepper combination of greys,
but he denies his age with a smile that
sends   his   eyes   into   mere   sparkling
September 15, 1978
The Daily Collegian
^^1
Dept. of odd press releases:
Clone Invasion Forces recruiting
officer   of   the   done   Invasion
I happened upon a clang of clones
purely by chance one day, and, as social intercourse reluctantly leads us to
further understanding of the world
around us, I learned of the plight of
,i succeeded only In reaching ai
ped message. (If you don't be
,  ,all (408) 4»-7l4l yourself.)
•Kret to inform you that the re
r„ ciur first communique has
sinundtng To tell the truth,
me pleasantly suprised to find
h, is* many clones there acre >>n Faith You see. my pre
,   'he Cll   scene has been fair
AH tries for comeback tonight
Ro. k.i
s everyone else.
lady.
could sit down lor even a few minutes
"If you have to talk to Roger, you
need a day * advised lim. the head
waiter 'or else stand and watch
to make sure he doesn t go away,'
h_ f,-..i_H  eyebrow,, ralSed ,n a comi-
Bv  BOB  JACOBS
,-ves in the sports world, and
. eyes with no interest in sports
„»«., will be on the Superdorne
.-« I Irleans tonight for the heavy
• i rule fight between Leon Spink*-
'-never All enters the ring it is a
. ,-,lmcal event that far transcends
.arrow svorld of boxing Many
tie believe that this will be All's
light regardless of the outcome,
rheretore the significance is that
tatej
i that s
'It's not something you can do
overnight," he said, sounding as
though a long time ago he had al
pected to But Rocka has
wisened in the past year or so and his
comments reflect it
'If someone going into this knew
the frustations, they wouldn't do it *
he said 'But,* he added, speaking
obviously for himself, 'they don't,
sotheydoit*
Rocka isn't one for complaining,
but he admits to things not always
being a bed of ro
clutter
"I'd like to see the day when the
contractor leaves and waves goodbye
and I never see him again," he said
According to Rocka, their PG&E
bill has been a third more than what it
should be because the insulation
isn't fully in yet. But he said that at
the rate things were moving, everything should be done 'in three weeks,
Actually,   things look pretty good
Rocka   Regardless of where you   !
however, the stage is in clear view
One of the main attractions to the
building said Rocka, was Its higher ceilings (for better sound) and lack of obstructive support pillars   And ft does
not take the landlady saying
that 'Roger had a lot of imagli
- Jtting diis thing together/7
TrTh-spJeot   Is   warm   but   simply
'Along the way sometimes you
to run off into the woods and be<
persons, Rocka said that about 65 per-     ooNer^'^Lm^peneMed walls.   Set
* hard way
Jim reports the number of lunches
and    informs    Rocka       that    Oenise,
Rocka s   secretary     is   coming   back
later to wash tlie kitchen floor
'Do I have permission to clone
herf" he asked, laughing
There is plenty of laughing at the
Cood Company Music Hall The
feeling, when sitting there amidst a
full house ot noisy, content people
is that it doesn't matter that the entrance is not completed or that the
bathroom mirrors are still only re-
served spaces on Ihe wall
Rocka and crew operate on a very
personal basis, both with each other
and with their guests
•You never know what you'll hear
around here,* laughed one lady who
was standing in line for the bath-
room.A cast member told her she could
always run over to Me n Ed's If the
pUy began before she got her turn.
How is Fresno responding to his
Cood Company Musk Hall so far?
.'_^_f'" **kj Rodui He said they
sold 600 season tickets before they
•ven^got started, bringing In about
•Thjit's a lot ... with nothing to
-Wfcwttetthetline.-heseJd.
vweight title twice is the tact that
opponent. Leon Spinks, is the
ryweight champion of the world
 >ks enters the ring as a 2Vi-1 un
JL        lerdog  despite his  decisive  decision
^       «.n over Ali when be took the title
Since becoming heavyweight king,
spinks has repeatedly made headlines
intortunatery, they have had nothing
to do with boxing. He has had police
troubles including several drunk-driv-
,ng and at least one drug-reUted mci
Many people feel that Spinks. after
,ust eight pro fights, was <**«»*"'*
enough as a boxer or as a penf" to
handle the enormous pressure of being
the heavyweight champion, and they
point to his police problems as proof-
any case, Spinks has come under criticism for being lax in his preparation for
the Ali rematch, and he has been booed
by spectators during several lackluster.
sparring matches
To say that All s performance will be
hard to predict is an understatement
Most of his bouts in the past five years
have seen him employ his 'rope-a
dope' tactic extensively (Ali stands
against the ropes covered up and
allows his opponent to swing wildly at
his protected arms) Only occasionally
does he show flashes of the ' mt"'
labbing and footwork he —-•*•
in the 60s
There is no question that his training
for this light has been very intense and
serious, and he expects to weigh-in at
220 (compared to 205 for Spinks)
The main question to be answered is
this Can any amount of training bring
back enough of the old Ali to defeat the
young champion? It is the stuff that
movies are made of, and the theatrical
Ali would love dearly to write a triumphant final chapter to his incredible
athletic story
It seems that, a few thousand years
ago, a bunch of aliens were experimenting with producing the ultimate
robot, which they were going to use as
customized slaves, and become millionaires by selling them to all of the lazy
aliens in the galaxy
Naturally, the earlier experiments
rjroduced a few "duds." The aliens,
being compassionate to a fault, deposited these refect robots on a planet
called   Earth-rather   than   recycling
Now. these aliens were aware that
they couldn't just introduce a species
to an environment without first categorizing and labeling them, so they did
both at once with the aconym of
CLONE (Can't Liberate Our Name
Easily) The aliens thought this was hi
lariously ambiguous   We don't.
Anyway, to make it brief, I am in the
process of delving through the clones
written history in an attempt to ascertain just who the world's first clone actually was
We are not yet sure if there were any
human forms on this planet when the
first done landed, if net, then we anal clones. If so, then you humans are
going to have a small problem with the
Clone Invasion Forces
In lieu of hard (acts c_«Kerning
who are clones and who are not, we
are still requesting that all clones (and
high humans in important places) enlist In the Qf. After all, whose side
would you rather be on when the Invasion starts? Send your name and address to:
Hill Hathcock
Communication Officer
Clone Invasion Forces
P.O. Box 2469
Santa Cruz.CA. 95063
John Dean
From page 13
Sipping occasionally at the water sitting on the podium, Dean fielded several other questions before ending his
talk by reading a Somerset Maugham
passage from his book.
He surrendered to the heat and took
off his jacket while autograph seekers
handed him something to sign, copies
of his book, copies of the Daily Collegian, music transcripts, textbooks, or
anything they had. .
He chatted amiably while signing
autographs No, he hadn't been to
San Clemente for lunch Utety; and
yes, he was working on a new book,
although he wouldn't say what. Finally,
there were no more autographs to sign.
He was followed by a few interested
students and the media to the beck
of the amphitheatre stage where one
of the kxafTV stations cornered him
for the filming of a short segment He
then climbed into a red Audi and then
was driven (presumabry) back to the
airport where he' d be on his way
Star Gardens Disco! j
y?3rmcron~befta Epsikm, Economics
honorary renews its CSUF chapter
First meeting Wed. 9/20/78, 7:30 pm
Art-Home Ec   room  118      Students}
interested In Economics may apply in|
ISSilL — ■
GET A FREE PIZZA
carry out only
I  Buy any Urge pizza, get a medium free.
I Or buy any medium pizza, get a tmal free.
■     Order, any medium pizza and you'll get a small pizza with the     -
I     same toppings, absolutely free.    Thick 'n Chewy  (R) or
|     Thin   'n  Crispy  (R) pizza.   Offer good on |
_      regular menu prices only, through Oct. 1   One      JMk
Coupon Per Customer per v'-» *«*a^aB__fc.   ■
1 370 W.SHAW fcy  I
MMMMMM
**»♦♦***•»»*•«
(rM^ffiftiiM___i