1984_03 The Daily Collegian March 1984

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March 2,1984
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Fresno: Another L.A. in the making
By Sa_v PeWs
^-Ji-.. Managing Editor
Tbe San Joaquin Valley has the worst
smog potential than any other area in tbe
United States, according to David Lantis,
CSU Chico professor of geography.
"And 1 really don't feel that smog
inspections are going to help," he told a
crowd of nearly 200 people from the
CSUF and Fresno communities Tuesday
night.
Lantis gave a slide presentation to illustrate tremendous changes California's environment has undergone as a result of
continous population growth. He was
asked to speak at the Upstairs Old Cafeteria by CSUF's Geography Department.
"The United States should not have to
continue as a catch-all for masses of people who want to leave their home country," Lantis said.' He illustrated Ihe state's
problem with recent statistics published in
Time magazine and slides showing lines of
cars crossing the US-Mexico border.
Other slides taken about twenty years
apart contrasted former California agricultural areas with their status of the
1980s: suburban sprawl.
Overpopulation is causing other problems than pushing agriculture to less desirable lands, far away from cities, accord
ing to Lantis.
"Smog is a problem that isn't going to
go away," Lantis reminded his audience.
"1 think Fresno and the Central Valley are
just realizing how bad it's going to get."
Lantis, who has been studying California since he moved to the state more than
30 years ago, cited examples of smog-
related problems in the Los Angeles basin.
"This is a small farming community, or
it was when I took this picture about 20
years ago," he pointed to what appeared
to be a small store at a cross-roads surrounded by farmlands.
"This was Chatsworth..." he began, but
stopped as a knowing murmur arose from
the listeners. "I see you know what's coming," he said with a grimace.
The next slide, taken in 1980. was taken
from the same spot. It showed a four-lane
intersection surrounded by businesses.
Chatsworth is located in the San Fernando Valley.
Lantis described similar situations caused by over-population all across the
state, from the "virgin forests" of Northern California to the deserts of Southern
California.
He also talked about the well-publicized
environmental issues surrounding what
he said the San Francisco Chronicle mis-
takingly refers to as the "High Sierra"
(lake Tahoe).
"A friend visited Lake Tahoe recently
and told me he didn't know what all the
fuss was about and that he didn't see any
pollution," reported Lantis. "I guess he
must Ve just stayed on the Nevada side.
Lantis t hen showed someslides of South
Lake Tahoe that illustrated the popularity
of construction up the mountainsides facing the lake. Tahoe has been struggling
with traffic and waste disposal problems.
Kres nans in the audience were warned
of the dangers brought by over-population. "For example, developers near Los
Angeles International Airport went ahead
and built near the airport, and now residents are complaining of Ihe noise," Lantis said. "And now I see Fresno doing the
same thing...it's a mistake."
He urged Frosnans to be aware of problems and plan development for the future.
Lantis had painted such a dismal future
of the valley environment, not only physical but cultural and social, thai when he
concluded his presentation a young man
in the audience inquired about whether or
not Fresno and the surrounding area had
any redeeming value.
"You should consider yourself very fortunate." was Lantis' reply. "You have
three national parks (Yosemite, Sequoia,
and Kings Canyon) right at your fingertips."
Earlier Lantis had said the Central Valley was fortunate that it is on the down
slope side of the Sierra Nevada, receiving
much of its water supply from the mountains.
"Water is an important issue," stated
Lantis, citing Mono Lake and other areas
affected by man's thirst. "Don't laugh, but
there may come a lime when there will be
no more natural rivers in this area...just
canals.
"When 1 look outside and see the San
Joaquin River, 1 consider myself lucky,"
he said.
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Greg 'Kihntinues': finds missing element
<a*tt Hevnohia
Contributing writer
Just three yean ago, the Greg Kihn
Band was selling out Bay Area nightclubs
with astonishing regularity. His loyal,
ardent fans would pack clubs like .tbe.
Keystone Berkeley, the Old Waldorf and a
handful of other, nightspots twice, and
sometimes three times every week."
But there was something lacking forthe
handsome boyish-looking Berkeley rocker
— most notably a hit single and national
popularity."
Three years later, that's no longer true
for <jrcg Kihn, who will inaugurate the
new Satellite College Union Saturday
night at 7:30 p.m. Kihn recently had his
biggest bit ever with the funky dancc-
chartbuster "Jeopardy." His last album,
Kihnspiracy, has also become his biggest
selling album to date — giving Kihn and
his band a reason to celebrate.
After eight years of struggling through
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endless nights of playing Northern California clubs and dingy,gniol_e _Ui_l bars
around the country,/things are finally
starting to pay oft tor these veteran
rockers. And it couldn't happen to a nicer
group of guys.
An engaging, relatively deancut vocalist with a boyish bouyancy, Kihn writes
rock V roll songs infused with tuneful,
pop-style melodies. Guitarist Gregg Douglass, with the band for just over a year,
supplies catchy instrumental tines and
brief, sizzling solos, with the three-piece
rhythm section of drummer tarry Lynch,
bassist Steve Wright and keyboardist Gary
Phillips providipg supple but substantial
support.
Kihn writes songs that capture simultaneously the innocence of early rock V
roll and the sophistication of contemporary' pop. "Valerie," from his breakthrough album "Rockihnroll," may sound
like a regulation new wave-style model
along the lines of the Cars. Few jaded
ptmkiter-, though, would ever sing a self-
effacing line, as Kihn does, about seeing
his girlfriend with another guy..."he. was
tall and handsome, I was jealous and shy."
It is exactly this kind of singular honesty '
that makes Kihn different. He does not
strut, puff himself up, or otherwise swagger
and wallow in self-importance — a common trait among many of today's rock
stars.
He allows himself sympathy and sensitivity, rejecting the macho posturing that
is almost universal among male rock stars.
There are few besides Greg Kihn — Bruce
Springsteen. Tom Petty and Bob Seger
are exceptions — who can pull this kind of
thing oflTwrthout appearing phony or
contrived.
For Greg Kihn, the last eight years have
been a struggle just to continue in the face
of a lagging record industry and bad
breaks, but his Bay Area prosperity ted his
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razor-sharp' club performances over tie"
years earned the group a Bammie Award
(Bay Area Music Awards) as the'Bay
Area's best club band for two consecutive
years, but playing clubs wasn't exactly
what he wanted to do for the rest of his
life.
In a 1981 interview, Kihn said that be
wanted to become a big hit, but "success is
a relative thing. Two years ago, being in
the Top 70 was success for us. This year
making the Top 10 is success. But we've
always been happy with where we were.
We'never tried to bite oft more than we
could chew."
Indeed, while most bands would be
discouraged after the followup to.their big
single (1981- "The Break-up Song")
flopped, Greg Kihn and his band just went
back into the studio and tried something
different. The result was 1982's Klhn-
tinued, which yielded a pair of minor hits
in "Every Love Song"and "Happy Man."
Many fans and critics believed that"
Kihn had peaked with "The Break-up
Song," but he surprised everyone with last
year's smash "Jeopardy," which made it
all the way to No. 2 on the national singles
chart. Only Michael Jackson and "Billie
Jean" kept Greg Kihn from his first No. 1
hit.
Through his eight-album career (soon
to be nine with the impending release of a
new record), Kihn has hop-scotched across,
an array of styles — from smoldering hard
rock and jaunty pop-rock to acoustic fold
love songs, tender ballads and even some
reggae-flavored dance funk — without
concentrating on any one single approach.
That he hasn't tied himself down to any
single format, choosing instead to play
whatever catches his fancy, is a credit to
someone whose first "hit lamented the
death of a classic rock song: "They don't
write 'em like that anymore. No they
dont. No, no."
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