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Show The Tfumderbird Cachectic Observatory 23-pa- re-ty- mini-lectu- re note: Shawn Daniels, a member of the SUSC basketball team, flew home two weeks ago after discovering he had cancer in his arm. The following is a letter to his friends Editors Part One Have you ever had one of those days where you think to yourself that things might have gone a lot smoother if you had just stayed in bed? Sorry stupid question. Everyone has had one of those days. When I talk to someone, and ask them how their day was, if they reply, I had a lousy day, I often ask them to define what they mean by lousy. Generally they will answer by saying, Hunh? At this point, I am usually required to explain to them the two distinct types of a lousy day, which are: 1) A day where everything goes wrong, and 2) A day where nothing seems right. Day type one is fairly simple. It is nothing more than one of those days where nature herself is out to get you. They usually begin, as people quaintly say, by getting out of the wrong side of bed, (which, depending on where your bed is, might mean directly into a wall). The scenario for a typical lousy day type one may go as follows: You get out of bed, stagger toward the bathroom, and promptly grind your exposed shin on the unyielding edge of the bed frame. Thus injured, you limp into the shower, only to discover that all of the hot water has been used up, youre out of shampoo, and your hair looks like an old rug that the dog had puppies on. Later (after dropping your toast on the floor, and dribbling toothpaste down the front of your shirt) if you drive to school, you discover that you have to park some 37 blocks away from the business building. As you walk away from your car, you realize that your house is actually closer to the school than is your parking place. At last, you are safely seated in your classroom everything is going to be OK now, right? Wrong. Today the teacher has decided to give a little test. Of course it concerns subjects that you are completely ignorant of. To top that off, it is one of those annoying tests where you have to answer by filling in the spaces on a computer bubble sheet with a No. 2 pencil. Naturally, all you have to write with is a green Flair pen. The morning, it seems, has set the tone for the rest of the day. At lunch, you manage to knock your drink over, and watch in horror as it floods over your history report which is due today, by the way. Thinking quickly, you decide to ditch that particular class, go home, the paper, and hand it in tomorrow offering your teacher the excuse that you were sick. As you scramble out of the door, you collide with your history teacher. He, too, is having a bad day, and is in no mood for your excuses. He tells you that you can hand the paper in tomorrow, but he will take off one grade point. Your bed beckons you. You give up on this day, and flee back to your car. When you get back to your car, you discover that you have parked in a vast sea of broken glass. Mericfully, you only have one flat tire. The temptation to turn a shard of glass on yourself is very strong. As you change your tire, it begins to rain. You arrive at home at last with no further mishaps. With a sigh, you fall into bed, close your eyes, and drift off to sleep. It is a deep, but troubled sleep you dream of incoming Soviet missiles. The perfect end to a perfect day. Well, Im sure youre familiar with this type of day. Plain and simple-o- ne of those days where everything goes wrong. Not to worry they are completely normal, and do not indicate that there is anything mentally wrong with you. These days are nothing more than a physical manifestation of a universe that is neither benign nor malignant it is just there. Sometimes things go wrong, thats all. This type of day is what is known as an External Dysfunction Day (E.D.D.), and while disturbing, will probably go away and leave your mind intact. Well, I see that I am out of space. I guess that I will have to give my on days where nothing seems right next week. Lucky you. Remember this week was external problems, next week will be internal problems so hold onto your brain, and stay on the right side of the bed. jam-smear- Page 5 Shawn Daniels thanks his fans for support doesnt think about Another Id BY STEVE YATES One of those days Tuesday October 23, 1984 and supporters. Id like to thank all of you who have written me already wishing me a speedy recovery. I guess until something like this happens to you or your family, the average person this sort just of thing. Well, it happened to me, and I did a lot of thinking, and I said, What the hell, Im not ready to hang up my shoes yet! Id like everyone to know that Im treating this like a broken arm. You dont know when the broken bones will mend, but you know eventually the arm will heal itself. And when this kids arm mends, the kid is going to be ready. like everyone thing to know is that all your prayers are being heard, because someone is watching over me, telling me not to worry. And but last, not least, remember SHAWN IS NOT DEAD! This situation is only temporary. Thanks for everything. ' Shaum Daniels Jazz and rock should not be compared To the editor: The residents of southern Utah were fortunate to have heard the music of Chuck Mangione. The Thunderbirds review of the concert, in the Oct. 15th edition, shows a basic however, misunderstanding of the jazz idiom. In his article, Mr. Hill The performance, comments, lacked physical action... though, occasionally Mangione would shake a tambourine and jump up This a bit, but only rarely. absence of action is characteristic of modern jazz concerts, just as it is also true of classical concerts. Letters policy The Thunderbird, as part of its responsibility to. meet the needs of the students and the college, will print letters to the editor whenever they are received. The letters need not express any particular point of view or opinion, but they may not be libelous. The editors of The Thunderbird reserve the right to edit or reject any letter. Letters should be typed and include the writers name, student number (if any) and telephone number. Only the name will be printed. They should be dropped off at The Thunderbird editorial office no later than noon on Friday. The vast majority of jazz artists employ visual elements in the concerts only to the extent that they consider the look they wish to achieve through their dress. Mangione is a good example of this. Contrasted with a group such as the Stan Kenton band, Mangiones music and look are the more informal of the two, and this difference is reflected in their attire. Jazz relies on the strength of its music. Harmonic relationships, and rhythms, timbres, the technique of the performers are the attractions of the music and the elements which distinguish between those who are good musicians, and those musicians who are outstanding. The number of times the performers move from one side of the stage to the other, or the fact that they might move their instruments in unison, for example, has nothing to do with the quality of a concert the calibre of Mangiones. If Mr. Hill, or anyone, should want to see people jump up a bit and other physical action, this can easily be done at a track meet, a basketball game, or a Van Halen concert. Michael Nielsen Cedar Post Pawn Shop in Bargains open 9.00 am-5.-3- 0 unclaimed pm Tuesday thru Saturday 586 365 1 162 N Main, Cedar City most credit cards accepted Master of Public Administration Brigham Young University Open House Tuesday, October 24, from 11:00am to 2:00pm in the Business Building lobby at S.U.S.C. 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