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Show wows SUU Brady' 'Greg Students the Auditorium see the pack By EMILY JACKMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER It's not Greg.. .It's Barry!! For many, a lifelong dream was fulfilled as they entered yesterday's Convocation and came face to face with teen idol Greg Brady. "I just wish people would call me Barry. That's my name," Barry Williams commented. His sentiments are clearly spoken in the title of his book "Growing Up Brady: I was a teenage Greg." Williams said that The Brady Bunch will never die. "I have moved on. ..started a career in musical theater, yet I'm still not Barry, I'm forever Brady." SUU's Auditorium was filled not only with people, but with cat calls, screams and howls as Williams took the stage yesterday morning. Uncharacteristically dressed in garb of the '90s he proceeded to tell the student body of his life as a vital member of The Brady Bunch. Many of Williams' statements were laced with sexual innuendoes and risque jokes about other members of the "Brady Brood." "I only had sex with Florence Henderson (Carol Brady) once, and she wasn't even there. It's amazing what a teenage boy can do with a 8 x 10 glossy, a bottle of Wesson Oil and a little imagination." While many of the Utah crowd was a bit offended, Williams put on a wonderful to teen idol program with Brady memories and film clips galore. He spoke of life as a part of one of television's most famous families. "Everyone wants to have a family like the Bradys. All you need is directors, writers, producers, a really bad wardrobe and some Astroturf in the backyard," Williams said. Williams also commented on The Brady Bunch Movie and the cartoons and spm-off- s made from the original sitcom. "I loved the new Brady Bunch movie, but of all people who could portray Florence Henderson, why did they pick someone as annoying as Shelly Long?" Long was not the only Brady who Williams chose to ridicule. He also made fun of his TV sisters Jan and Cindy, and Peter's horrible dancing and singing skills. All of this added to the comedy and naked truth that Williams was trying to get across about his days as a "Brady boy." Williams is now starring in such Broadway hits as Pippin and Romance, s - - Romance. He performed a wonderful song from the musical Les Miserables, which the audience ate up. Williams showed his many talents and in stitches as he related kept Convo-goer- s stories spanning four decades of Brady life. "We are about the only sitcom to outrun the O.J. Simpson trial." But Greg Brady and The Brady Bunch will live on, not only in our hearts, but in style and syndication. Barry Williams, aka Greg Brady, entertained SUUs Convocation Williams knows "for whom the bell audience yesterday with comedy, TV and film clips and a Special bottoms toll," and it's for the Bradys. musical number from the musical Les Miserables. SU masonry students learn high demand skills By JOANNA DAY SENIOR STAFF WRITER Masonry is one of the largest fraternal and charitable organizations in the world. Not many outside the organization know a lot about it, though, which is just about what could be said about SUU's own masonry class of an entirely different order, which has nothing to do with the former. The new offering here meets Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the basement of the Technology Building to teach bricklaying and other masonry skills that are in high demand all over Utah. Instructor Steve Larsen says the course is all "hands-on.- " Students immediately work with tools provided by Larsen and the bricks, stones, lime and sand are supplied by J.J. Building Supply Co. in Cedar City. The lime mortar which is used, saysLarsen, can be easily tom down to make more room for the masonry students to build. Most of what the students have built is left so they may see their progress throughout the quarter. "You learn a lot more if you can physically do it," says Larsen, which is why he says he believes this course is "motivational" for students. Students already registered in this course have two months of masonry work completed. These students can almost immediately be placed in the work force after the class. They each receive a certificate signed by Larsen and the Applied Technology Center. The certificate guarantees employers that the student has learned the necessary skills and is trained properly. In the course, Larsen says he grades the students on technique, cleanliness, the soundness of structure and bonding correctness. These areas are what are needed in the field, he says. This course also provides those trained in electric and plumbing work with another dimension. The tuition is free until the first of January, says Larsen. Then the course is $300 per quarter. No credits are offered but vocational credits may be earned later in the year. Brent Judd, Southwest Educational Center, is working toward having students be able to receive credit for the course. Judd is also trying to get the masonry program installed into high schools. "Everybody progresses at a different pace. The class is not set up to work against someone else," Larsen says. He says he cares more about the students' confidence. This course is available to any age group. A high school student is taking the class now, says Larsen, z Women are also encouraged to g register and anyone can join anytime 5 during the year. Only one student, out 2 of the five currently enrolled, is a a technology major. Larsen says he expects around 12 students the end of the quarter. The aa course by is designed for 30 students. For more information, students may contact Larsen at 586-121- |