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Show Henry Rollins' new book has everything that annoys him An Original Musical Parody ) V I A' of Life in Utah County - I h, p&ith that in mind, Rollins, who doesn't think he'll live past i2S, 5CC ZU'm an American I cannot e$Sct a long life," he said. "I wjjgt one, (but) it's not a given in mjopinion anymore." Rollins reads the chapters "Everything" and "Nothing" on a CD' "audio book"; some sections AP Photo are.backed by the dissonant, erratn ic jazz of Rashied Ali (on drums) Henry Rollins, seen here in this undated file photo, and Charles Gayle (on saxophone, confronts the racism, sexism, street violence and drug abuse of a decadent America of the 1990s in his new book, "Eye Scream." In violin, and piano). addition to writing, Rollins fronts the Rollins Band and runs a pubRollins has known Gayle for lishing company and two record labels. some time; he plays on an upcomand it weakens men," he said. we're not all like that.' I go, T ing Rollins Band album and has I come from an overma-choizeknow that, and if you're doing played live with them. And Gayle "Maybe Nietzschean but I your job, I think you're doing a ideal, is doing his own album for think if you're a guy who likes great job. Rollins' label, 2.13.61 Records. "If you're pulling a Mexican "These guys play a pretty women and you can't get naked with a woman for free mutually, guy into the alley and beating him aggressive, troubled kind of then you wouldn't make it in the up because he's Mexican, I think music, which I think really fits the You'd be out of the breedyou should probably go kill yourjungle. mood of that piece," Rollins said. self,' " he said. "I have no time for "That's the jazz that interests me ing pool." racism." He no for vitriol drunks spares very much." Rollins' schedule is relentless. and Rollins said abusers; drug I Many sections of the book deal Not chemicals a never were only does he write books and temptation with relationships; the first, front the Rollins Band, but he also for him. examines "the "Mekanik," runs the publishing company that alco"I've always thought and the of nuts hypocrisy morality hol, drugs, and tobacco were a 2.13.61 and two record labels and bolts of sexual mechanics," Rollins said. government ploy to keep people Infinite Zero, along with Amerimediocre, in harness, and shutting can Recordings guru Rick Rubin, embodithe 'I'm ;.4'(It's saying) ment of all that stuff that at parties up and going to work at Pizza Hut and 2. 3.6 Records. "I'll get home at the end of the you say you're not into, but when daily," he said. "I said, 'Not me. which is around November-is- h you're alone, you do,' " he said. You're not getting me. Forget it.' year, the guys say, 'Our hands are or believe "I don't necessarily and the tour comes to an fried,' In venin all no Rollins the that fact, spares opinions support said. ' he end," section, but the goal was to play om for virtually anyone. 'Then I usually end the year One of his prime targets is the devil's advocate." Rollins is at turns violent and police (whom he calls "pigs"), home, wherever that is, editing macho and tender and vulnerable. specifically those who abuse their this work, and by February, I'm He is also at times very funny. power, and he fantasizes about usually on the road again ... either speaking or getting back with the "I have that macho side killing them in various ways. band." because I enjoy it," he said. "I Rollins has had many run-in- s The enormous workload is part with the law, the most trying of thjnk men should have it ... withhis master plan. of and which his best occurred after out; being intimidating "What keeps me going is the and all that stuff. I have friend Joe Cole was murdered in some sensitivity because I'm not 1991. Rollins was nearly killed in constant fury and rage that coursthe attack; the murderers haven't es through my blood as soon as I stupid. I'm aware of my emobeen caught. At the time, he went wake up in the morning," he said. tions." "I am after glory and victory, He has strong opinions about through rigorous questioning from not at the expense of others; I'm the defilement of women, but detectives. "I really wanted to get into that talking about a new book, new admits that women in general baffle him. In one scene in the chapcop thing and just shake it 'til its record, great show, someone else's ter He calls strip bars boring and hair was dry," fie said. "I've had a book, someone else's record lot of cops write me and talk to me doing right by the people you've depressing. "To me, it sets women back on the street ... and they go, 'Look, promised to do right by." Author-musicia- d, 1 1 jumiisrjiSo , date-rapin- g' Professor says look at legal system through lens of 'Gilligan's Island' By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer Read this NEW YORK Read it carefully. Consider the insight it gives us about our about where society's identity we're headed as a nation. "It is impossible to overstate the influence of 'Gilligan's Island' on'American life." -- Now think of our children. And worry. "The statement comes from Robert Jarvis, a college professor who has 45 pages of analysis (and, bggolly, 121 pages of endnotes) to persuade you to castaway preconceptions about American law and look at the legal system through theiens of the Little Buddy and his island-boun- d compatriots. And the truly unsettling thing is, lie 'makes a pretty good case. r"They created this whole new society on this deserted island and there's no lawgiver. They could have taken anybody and they didn't take a lawyer. Why was that?" says Jarvis, who proclivicombined couch-potat- o ties with maritime law expertise to write the paper. Jarvis, 36, who teaches law at Florida's Nova Southeastern UniGilli-gaversity, grew up watching so he can claim to be part of the generation that liked the show before it became nostalgia. "In retrospect," he writes, "it is notsurprising to discover a strong connection between 'Gilligan's Island and the law. After all, one would be hard pressed to find a in need group of characters more of a lawyer." R GGPY quo-tatp- n. n, luh PRESENT er night-rrj&js- l'roo. PROVO THEATRE COMPANY AMI ,1; By KIRA L. BILLiK I I Associated Press Writer Racism. Philadelphia Sexism. Street violence. Drug abuse. The hedonistic, heartless, apathetic America of the 1990s. Everything annoys author-rockHenry Rollins. And that everything makes up a chapter of his latest book, "Eye Scream." Rollins calls the chapter "Everything" a section "where I could just dump." And dump he does. "It's one long exhale," he says. "It's basically just my disgust and fear of what this country is. It's an amazing place, but at the same time, it's the scariest place I've evef been. It's an intense culture we live inTSnd it's so crass it's it's vulgar. That's what the it bcjjk was trying to get across isjirning and we're all playing THE DAILY IHRAI.I), Thursday. October 3. 19 . An obsession with retro TV popular culture, cultivated by the "Nick at Nite" lineup on Nickelodeon, has brought some unlikely series and stars back into limelight they perhaps never deserved the first time around. Today, books by sundry Bradys, Partridges and alums of everything from "The Munsters" to "Sanford and Son" line bookstore shelves. "Gilligan" is no exception, and Jarvis thinks that if people are going to immerse themselves in TV nostalgia, they might as well learn something His paper produces some interesting tidbits about the show interesting, that is, if you care in the first place. Gilligan's first name was Willy, for example (yes, with a 'y'). And this important fact: Polls today find that most men would prefer a date with Mary Ann to a date with Ginger. Perhaps most interestingly, the show's pleasure craft, the S.S. Minnow, was named after Newton Minow, Federal Communications Commission head best remembered for denouncing the "vast wasteland" of early-- 1 960s TV. But we digress. Among the legal morsels Jarvis uncovered during his summer of research ("I planned a five-pag- e essay, but it took over my life."): Bob Denver almost went to law school like his older brother but decided on acting instead. Episode 81 had Gilligan dream about a trial in a London with Mr. Howell as courtroom "Judge Lord Anthony Armstrong Hanging." Mr. Howell explains federal tax laws in episode 13. The castaways spend episode 83 dealing with the legal implications of their decision to appoint the Skipper sheriff, and Gilligan deputy. Gilligan, it seems, takes a approach" and throws everyone in the tank. The references are inane, but so what? The show was, too. The point, Jarvis says, is that woven into this nonsensical desert-islan- d universe were snippets of law depicted as no other sitcom ever "by-the-bo- iMi&iU Sail iHXHipJiri- - yjflii ti(H hud. "There's a real gulf nowadays between people and the legal profession," he says. "We as lawyers have to build bridges to somehow. If we can get lawyers and nonlawyers together and laugh about 'Gilligan's Island,' I think that's very helpful." Nova Southeastern seems to be a hotbed of sorts. Professors Paul Joseph and Sharon Carton are the authors of "The Law of the Federation: Images of non-lawye- rs law-on-T- V Law, Lawyers and the Legal System in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation," which was published in the University of Toledo Law Review. Their conclusion: The show has developed legal doctrines that "evidence a consistent jurisprudence." And another law professor, Anthony Chase, has written extensively on the presence of legal theory in popular culture and show business. He's surprised more lawyers don't pick up on it. y II MtfJM fa? life si- - UUKl IMm. lHj)MtfIEPP) Pub D5 |