Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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THE MODERNS The Birth Of Modern Music , . it 1 ' 'eg ' if is ' ' I U if-ifeffci A we 'r S , . ' fi f M 4 .fggmgtxl-lst T Q 19 i' new rv 1 's-- iii ... al TNF- W ANN f---.. L! l ... ' Ma... of-fi? J Tlnsie , . . 5.---f. '--..VL is 9 THE MODERNS have had a busy year. The band, comprised of Paul Presley, Gary Bowling and Brent Lane, all Auburn students, was almost evicted from their home, cut a single record, acquired an agent, and began making plans for a tour of Europe. The near eviction, caused by a neighbor's complaint and Auburn's arbitrary zoning laws, did force two of the group to move from the house they had formerly shared to a trailor which was provided by their realtor. They cut a single, Hold On to the Night, at a recording studio at Muscle Shoals. It's for demonstrating to record companies, said Lane. The agent they acquired is also headquartered in the shoals. With the help of their new agent, the band is hoping to land a record contract with a large New York based record company. The group practices about 3 or 4 hours a day, about 4 days a week. When they aren't practicing, they are usually writing new songs, performing in concert, or looking for new opportunities. The Moderns are looking forward to a planned tour of Europe sometime this summer. They don't get many American rock groups there, and there aren't many groups in Europe, said Lane, bass guitarist for the group. The first floor of Haley Center has seen the group perform twice since they formed. They have also played in local bars and at a few fraternity parties. The group mostly plays their own music, or at least their own version of someone else's songs. I don't like to use it if it has been on the radio or on some recording, says Presley, the group's lead guitar player. It's hard to say we're a financial success because we still don't have the equipment we need. But alot of people have come up and told us they like our music, he added, The group was completely formed last November, when Bowling joined them. We all get along great, which has contributed a lot to our success, Lane says. The Moderns are a self-assured band, and if the hoped-for contract comes through, they may be heard by many more people. But Auburn will have heard them first. - Buddy R. Davis Photography: Blake Powers

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Rowdy Gaines Diving in Again Taking an Olympic-size plunge for the second time, former Auburn University swimmer Rowdy Gaines hopes to recapture a lost opportunity for a gold medal by competing in the 1984 Olympics. At 22, Gaines already posseses a long list of athletic achievements, including World Swimmer of the Year 119815, five-time NCAA individual champion, and world record holder in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle. Yet, the 6-foot-1 swimmer faces what may prove his ultimate challenge. Having come out of retirement this fall, he trains daily for the world championships scheduled for this summer with long range plans for the 1984 Olympics. Gaines was denied a chance to swim in the 1980 games because of former President jimmy Carter's decision to boycott them. He is now geared up for what he considers to be the supreme honor. There's no encore for an Olympic medal, that's the ultimate, he stated. No one can take that away . . . ever. And sooner or later, my world record will be broken. The veteran athlete admits mild trepidation at the prospect of meeting olympic competition at the age of 25, which he says is old for a swimmer. Swimmers peak early, he said. There hasn't been a 25-year-old swimmer in the last three or four olympic games that has won a medal, I think, he added. The 160-pound senior admits his rigorous schedule leaves little time for socializing, but points out that swimming allowed him to travel the United States, China, japan, Europe and Asia. l think that it's worth a little sacrifice, he said. Since he began training, the mass communications major said his future is uncertain. If he does well in the World Championships, he will study toward an MBA and continue to train at AU until the '84 olympics. By now, Gaines has a pat response when asked if he has any regrets. Sometimes I say 'If l had it to do all over again, I'd take up tennis or golf, where the money is.' I guess that's just a joke . . . l guess. - Monique VUIILNIIIHIIQQIIIIIIZ Photography: Tom Palmer

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TIM DORSEY Writing in the Opposite Direction names like How to Interpret the Holiday Death Tolls for Fun and Profit, - articles which he says were censored heavily. I used to think a lot differently when I was younger, I was a different person. In fact, if I had known myself then, I probably would have beaten myself up, he said. Now Dorsey is an off-campus senator, technical editor of The Plainsman, contributor to the Circle, an ex-WEGL disc jockey and recently elected efiitor of The key to good writing is a solid introduction. You need to let the render know what direction you're headed in. Then you go in n totally different direction. A - Tim Dorsey The Plainsman for 1982-83. TIM DORSEY is well known for his editorial The most eonuhon Cluesuon Dorsey is asked is columns that began appearing in The Plainsman in where he gets his ideas frern- the fall of 1979. Since then, he has covered life in Hr rrY fo 5raY OH roP of Wharls happening in Auburn from a view that is distinctively his own. Auburn- Theres an abundant 5uPPlY of irony around Back in the ninth grade, Dorsey was the class V here, and rr You can Prek uP on uf You have Your clown. He disrupted class so much that the teacher material, he Sard- made a deal with him, whereby he could have Friday College is 3 growing eXPerienCef he 5aY5- You mornings to do a fnonoiggue he Wouidiqeep quiet learn to take Cafe of yOl1I'Se1f. Alcohol is readily the rest of the Week. available and your parents aren't around . . . if you He then began Writing essays, influenced Igseph Carl handle that 1'l'latLlI'Ely, yOlllI'9 halfway thefefl Heller and Woody Allen. He also wrote articles with - Dave York .. . . , ir- A. , l X no -N is tiene.. 4 'R - r - wg , ,,:,'.r'x' . ,. ,4u.A..Q3r, Photography: Buddy R. Dovis