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Show " Ten O'Cflcck WhistEa" r i ' , , if:.; by David Flelsher. - : r Fear and loathing in Provo... r- The good news is that the Park City High School Basketball Team is competing in the State Tournament. The bad news is that it's in Provo. Provo is not fexactly the mecca of cultural excitement in Utah. But, as my common sense grandmother would say, "If the tournament's in Provo, the tournament's in Provo." Park City's VSister City" is Price; Provo' s "Sister City" is Orem; Park City and Price, are "devil cities." The only thing Park City and Provo have in common is, both cities begin with the letter 4 4 P." , ' , The difference in the two cities could probably best be illustrated by the following example; if a bomb was dropped on the United States, Park City residents would seek shelter inside a private club or a bar. Provo residents would run to the nearest church. Of course, there is another obvious difference between the two cities, and that is, Provo has Donny and Marie Osmond, but we have Kate Jackson. We used to have Dan Haggerty before he burned his beard off with a flaming drink. part of The Record staffMax and I, went down to Provo this past weekend to watch the first round of the Tournament (the Miners defeated Valley 54-53). I viewed Park City's victory with mixed emotion because, on the one hand, it meant that the Miners qualified to compete in the Quarter' Finals, which is great. But the Quarter Finals will be. played at BYU's Mariott Center. And that, of course, is in Provo. v Max and I arrived in Provo about three hours before Saturday s night's Park CityValley game. We decided to find out what . people in Provo do at night besides go bowling; more j. specifically, we wanted to know if there was a place in town where you could get something to drink stronger than orange jui re. We discovered that Provo has a rather large commercial ; district. You've got your McDonald's, your Pizza Hut, your Sambo's, your Sizzler (located in sister, city Orem), your : Colonial Kitchen, vour Deetsand much much more. And believe it or not, you've got your bars, several as a matter of fact. Actually, we saw only two bars in Provo, "The Whip" and "Harold's," but I'm sure there are more. The ;, bartender at The Whip, where we stayed for about ten minutes, : indicated that drinking wasnot the most popular pasttime in 1 iProvo. but there were several bars there. ; After having dinner at Sambo's, we went to the game, at Provo High School. Now halftime posed a problem for those people who smoke. Smoking, like drinking, is done mostly by minority groups in Provo. I noticed several Park City fans smoking right out in front of the high school during halftime. I think the safest place to smoke in Provo is in the trunk of your car. or possibly in the back seat as long as you draw the shades ( vou can probably buy cheap shades in a local department Provo does have several good aspects, one of which is the relatively low crime rate. Of course, when you're bowling or watching Donny and Marie on television, you're not apt to rob a bank. And Proyp-is a very clean city. Residents in Provo are proud of their clean and healthy metropolitan area, and they want to make sure it stays that way; that's why they grind up -alfalfa sprouts and yogurt, and mix it into the air all over town. Quite frankly, I don't think I'd want to live full time in Provo, part time, maybe, like for a State Basketball Tournament. The thing that would bother me if I was living in Provo full time is, where would I seek shelter if a bomb exploded on the United States? I feel much safer in Park City. As I walk up Main Street, I hear the Ten O'CIock Whistle. . |
