Show VIEWPOINTS I VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF POINTS WEST OR Dear Editor This is a reply to a letter from Tomm Munro regarding regarding regarding re re- garding my review of the recent Styx concert Mr Munro said that to Uto describe describe describe de de- scribe a particular concert by telling of the g girls present present present pre pre- sent or the equipment used is a joke He also says Judge a show by what you see and ex ex- amine That there were a number number number num num- ber of pretty girls present present present pre pre- sent is a factual statement statement state stat ment and that is what I saw and examined extensively extensively extensively exten exten- However I admit to a little satyriasis and I realize that being girl crazy is not an example of responsible critique On the other hand I believe believe believe be be- lieve that the equipment used does make a dif dif- ference His statement that Anyone can sound professional with the right equipment is simply not true As a musician en he should know that there is a great difference difference difference dif dif- ference between studio and live music Music recorded recorded recorded re re- corded in a studio can be mixed dubbed and augmented augmented augmented aug aug- with various other tricks whereas live music offers no marg margin n for error If you screw up you have ten thousand witnesses and you cant can't just erase it and start over again Mr Munro is also critical critical critical cal of Styx's stage show In my opinion the special effects effects effects ef ef- are an integral part of any concert If not I could stay at home and listen listen listen lis lis- ten to my stereo Styx had hada a well-planned well light show that was visually appeal appeal- ing In a 1980 Gallup poll of American teenagers Styx was rated the number number number num num- ber one band in the coun coun- try Incidentally the band that has held this position for the last two years is KISS Talk about your commercialistic stage shows Or should I Isay Isay Isay say sideshows I find it hard to believe that Tomm feels it is important important important im im- to know if the stage was clean or not They cleaned it after al almost almost almost al- al most every song but who cares I didn't pay to see a couple of with brooms This is Styx's third appearance and if they didn't know how to put on a professional professional professional well-organized well show then people wouldn't have paid to see them Mr Munro's letter was written well-written and had a few very good points I would like to thank him for his comments and for voicing his opinions in the form of constructive criticism instead instead instead in in- stead of vindication Sincerely Bill Murray February 15 1980 Dear Editor This is in response to the letter D. D Cox wrote in Points West February 6 1980 regarding a Security ty Officer smoking in the cafeteria in a no smoking section at am a.m. I am the only campus police officer who does smoke I was working from pm p.m. to 1200 am on that date as our records show I do not have a female officer companion There are police officers male and female from police departments in uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms that are attending classes at I feel that D. D Cox made a false statement statement statement state state- ment and suggest that in inthe inthe inthe the future a criticism should not be made until all facts are verified Leo Bailey Security ty Police |