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8 September 17, 2003
Entertainment
The Rambler
The Farewell Tour claims its place at the pinnacle of rock
Brian Michael
STAFF WRITER
The Farewell Tour is the sassiest new musical sensa-
tion to rampage through the Wesleyan ghetto. Bodacious
lyrics and exquisite musical ability make Farewell Tour a
shining beacon in this world of really crappy rock and
roll. 1 was recently granted the
great honor of having an inter-
view with the members of The
Farewell Tour, guitarist James
Haney and drummer Danny
Chism. The interview was
strangely sporadic and unprofes-
sional.
Haney is the lead guitarist in
this duo of greatness. When asked
to share with us his musical inspi-
ration, he looked me in the eyes
and said, "1 wouldn't say that we
are the best in the world, you
know, 1 mean music is so region-
al. We're more like the best in the
world.. ..regionally."
Obviously I was stunned, but
I shook it off and continued. His
cohort Danny Chism's reply to
the same question was, "The
point is not only being the best
but stealing all the best ideas.
Music like, other forms of mod-
ern art in the past 20th century, has become much more
existential." I asked Chism if he had to look up the word
existential before he used it and he said, "No...No I did-
n't... Seriously."
Next, 1 asked them to share their reason for creating
the band. "We rock so hard individually," said Chism,
who was then interrupted by Haney, who had snapped
out of his coma, "that it only made sense to double-up
the rocking... like if Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis
teamed up." Now, while I'm not entirely sure what
Haney and Chism were talking about, you could see the
teamwork just in the way they finished each other's sen-
tences.
I know what most of you out there are thinking,
"This new band is a couple of jokers who can't tell a
guitar from a dog pile in the road," so, just to be on the
safe side, I asked them for some credentials.
Haney's reply was, "I started out learning to play
other artists' music, so when you think about it, I kind of
absorbed their experience...I learned to play Hendrix,
and he
played
Wood-
stock, you
know. In
fact, 1
picked
out a
Bee-
thoven
song
about five
minutes
ago, and
the peas-
ants loved
him...
now I
guess
they love
"us" and I
just can't
imagine a
more
impres-
sive resume." 1 tell you, how this man can write a song
is beyond this writer's fragile little mind.
Fortunately, Chism's answer was quite a bit shorter,
"I played the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra as 'princi-
ple rocker" since "0003BF."
1 should probably note here that the members of The
Farewell Tour do not use the same calendar as most.
They've created a new calendar enacted at the exact time
the band was formed. Thus, B.F. stands for "before
Farewell Tour," and A.F. stands for "After Farewell
Tour." For example, we are now living in the year of our
minstrels, 0001 A.F.
9-11 exhibit finds an emotional Metroplex
This little revelation sent me looking for the door,
unfortunately there was a large stone gargoyle blocking
the only exit, so I was forced to continue the interview.
1 asked both Haney and Chism what they had
accomplished together as a band. Their reply was, "We
just finished a world tour, but right after that we broke
up. But we are back together to do our Reunion Tour."
Now don't get me wrong, readers; I like these guys, but
they honestly have no idea what is going on.
When I asked Haney what his goals are as a musi-
cian, he replied, "1 wanna be recognized as the best in
the world...regionally, and 1 think we are just one or two
mediocre singles away. We shall then turn the world into
a haven in which only our fans may dwell."
As usual Chism's reply was simpler and shorter,
"Our purpose: to rid the world of evil." It's good to
know that the new icons of rock 'n' roll are on the side
of good, I think.
Now folks, 1 have to warn you that this is the part of
the interview where things get just a bit confusing. 1
asked both members what there goals for the band are.
At first, their response was, "To be the saviors of rock
music." Then they changed it to, "To prepare the world
for the fact that all rock is all downhill from The
Farewell Tour," and still later they changed it to, "To
have our first album go platinum in the first 38 minutes
of sale."
The "band goals" conversation turned into a raging
battle of testosterone which resolved when Chism called
Haney a "talentless never-has-been," and was conse-
quentially kicked out of the band by Haney, who could
not take the ruthless assault on his fragile superstar ego.
After a few minutes of the most uncomfortable silence
ever, they accidentally ran into each other in the living
room, made amends and reunited, "for the fans."
If you want my honest opinion, these guys are prob-
ably the most musically talented garage band I have ever
seen in my life despite their excessive drinking, severe
delusions of grandeur and diet of steady paint chips,
which has somewhat permanently scarred these two fine
young gentlemen. Go see them. The next venue of the
"Reunion tour" will be in the basement of Stella Russell
Hall the night of Oct. 31.
Brian Michael is a junior theatre major and is a staff
writer for The Rambler.
Sara Southerland
STAFF WRITER
The 9-11 exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of
Science and History helps capture thoughts and
memories from this horrible tragedy in our country.
It opened to the public Sept. 11 and runs through
Jan. 4. The exhibit features a collection of 47 items
from survivors, victims and rescue workers as well
as a plethora of photographs from that day, at
ground zero and around the country.
Graphic photographs of grieving faces, the two
towers going up in smoke, a crushed Pentagon and
the fear in President George Bush's eyes all bring
your mind and memory back to the dreadful day.
One of the objects on display was a phone from
which a husband got his last message from his wife.
Trapped in a terrifying situation, many of the
attack's victims reached for cell phones to call for
help or to say goodbye. While the people on the
planes didn't survive to tell their stories, their final
words bear witness to the horror they faced, the
bravery they displayed and the sacrifices they made.
Soon after the New York attacks, relatives and
friends of the missing began posting fliers across the
city in hopes of finding their loved ones. One of the
displays at the exhibit is a mock wall of the hun-
dreds of fliers bearing pictures and descriptions of
the lost.
In a time of crisis, a nation looks to its leaders
for support. To Bush and former New York City
mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a large part of the exhibit
pays tribute.
One unique part of the exhibit is a room where
people can write their experiences on the heart-
breaking day, bearing their witness of Sept. 11.
Children's naive tales of where they were and how
they felt are on the wall where pilots share their sto-
ries of the confusion they felt that day.
This is a highly recommended exhibit. It will
bring you back to 9-11 and help you remember how
precious life is.
Sara Southerland is a freshman mass communication
major and is a staff writer for The Rambler.
Thirteen a harsh look into drug culture
In the new movie Thirteen,
ei young girl named Tracy,
played by debut
actress and writer
Evan Rachel
Wood, deals with
the reality of the
drug experience.
Starting with
an attention- ft
grabbing first
scene, the movie
flashes back to
show the descent
of Tracy, who is at -
first a good American girl free
of any of the poisons of drugs,
into a binge that would make
Robert Downey, Jr. blush.
Tracy and her friend Evie
(Nikki Reed) mess with all sorts
Df substances that show the
Casey
McMahen
unattractive side of drugs to the
fullest and make an uncomfort-
able point.
Even creepier than the
story is the fact that lead
actress Evan Rachel Wood
wrote the screenplay
when she was 13 years
old. This movie is a
strange, yet interesting,
view of peer pressure and
the American drug cul-
ture.
Thirteen is rated R for
—— adult content and lan-
guage, and is a very interesting
addition to other binge classics,
including Fear and Loathing in
Las Vegas, Blow, and Requiem
for a Dream.
Casey McMahen is a junior
theatre major and is a staff writer
for The Rambler.
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