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Show forum October 9, page 5 Letters... Frampton planning questioned Well, it's the beginning of the school year and the beginning of the complaints toward the A.S.W.S.C. officers. Today I would like to direct attention to the "cultural vice president" of Weber State. I would like to acknowledge the "flop" concert which was held a little over a week ago. Being a Frampton fan, I enjoyed the concert. The Browning Center seemed to be quite full and most of the audience felt the show came off quite smoothly. But let's look behind the scenes of the show. The concert was originally booked for the Dee Events Center, but, due to the slow ticket sales, it was moved to the Val A. Browning Center to save a litle money and a little face. Nevertheless, Weber State lost a great deal of money on this concert. Money which comes from student funds. Of course, one could say that if the student body would participate in the college events, they would be a success. But I think something else was lacking here. When the concert was discussed, points of interest were mentioned on whether the concert would go. Frampton was going through a "born again" period with his music and for this concert to really sell, the tickets would really have to be pushed. Full spread advertising for the show was extremely late. One heard mention on a radio station and saw a notice on the marquee (the side facing east), but posters, newspapers and various other types of notices were put up only days before the show. It was also discussed that perhaps schools should be notified and a push be made in the high schools. This was done for the Air Supply concert and it was a tremendous success. Needless to say, schools were not entered until the day before the show. Now, one could easily blame the student body, but I think this time a large portion of the blame should be put on the man in charge, Richard Hackwell, for the sloppy management of the show. Since I had the opportunity to see his work in progress, I, along with others, can safely say that the weeks before the show were complete chaos and there was great indecision and lack of control on the part of Mr. Hackwell. It seemed that Mr. Hackwell was enjoying the " benefits " of his position and forgot the actual work which was needed to fill the responsibilities of his position and put on a good organized concert. fji Now, I am a firm believer in the A.S.W.S.C. and have faith in the people in those offices... sometimes. If these people wish to have the title of the office, they had better be prepared to work for it. Brandon Mason WEATHERSHIELD Utah's Most Successful Marketing Firm in Energy Saving Products ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR Direct Sales Rep. Crew Chiefs Asst. Managers Mngr. Trainees Ground Floor Opportunities for Lifetime Career. Call Mr. Summers at 399-3378 for a personal interview. A death afar, yet so close I hardly know why I am writing this. I am up to my elbows in grapes and canning jars, but today I find myself stopping every now and then just to stare out the window. My own explanation for dropping everything and writing this is that I hope I will feel better when I have finished. Somehow, I doubt it. I know I am going to miss Anwar Sadat. I never knew him personally, of course, but I liked him. I followed his career as president of Egypt with the same kind of detached interest that I follow events in most countries, but I recognized something special about Sadat. He was charming, canny, .charismatic, human and, I believe, honest. He wanted peace in the Middle East, and I cheered his efforts. At the same time, I worried for him. If I had the money or the time, I would be in Cairo this Saturday for the funeral. I would stand in the street with the other mourners, and listen to that peculiar Arabic wailing. Maybe I would feel better then, but I doubt it. "You know," said a neighbor this morning, "it happened so far away, but it feels so close." Perhaps that was Sadat's special appeal. He made us sense at close range the urgency or nis peace process. There are persons attending this college who are probably thrilled with Tuesday's brutality, and this angers me because I do not like people to deride or mock my friends. The pictures of jubilant crowds in Tripoli make me rage inside. The assassination attempt on President Reagan in March was a dreadful occasion, but as much as I admire Mr. Reagan, I did not. feel then the way I feel now. I understand the continuity of American government, and I knew that no matter what happened to Mr. Reagan, our nation would continue to pursue the course we have always pursued. I do not have the same confidence in the government of Egypt to carry on as before and withstand outside intervention. I am afraid. The writer in me rebels at trotting out John Donne's poem, rendered trite by overuse, about no man's being an island, but there it is, cliche and all: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." It is as if the machine-gun fire that sprayed President Sadat hit me, too. Carla Kelly 1 afloDwiinS Sae 020 of more om SILMMttM College Itingss ..now only SILADIUM rings produce the brilliant lustre of a fine jeweler's stainless. Men's and women's Siladium rings are on sale this week r""" only through your ArtCarved representative. Jf:f' A visit tn the ArtCarved f , W f . ''V, - v lit. , H- ..;1L.-" College Ring table will give you the chance to see the full collection of rings for the fall. But hurry on over. . . this sale runs for a limited time only. ;1 ' IRKTIRVED CLASSRINGS,INC. DATE: October 12,13,14 TIME: 9am-3pm WHERE: StudenJ Union Deposit required. MastcrCharge or Visa accepted. & 1981 ArtCarved Class Kjngs |