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...those who do not believe, as comedian George Carlin professes, that life is just a big collection of stuff, the question remains: why the stuff? Din President Alexander F. Beckett, who created the theme, answers, "We went right for students' instincts. We knew the tackiest gimmick would draw people...
...President-elect James McMahon was instrumental in what Beckett calls the Dins' "search for new sources." Having studied the South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mombazo, McMahon arranged both the dance and the music for a risky version of "You Can Call Me Al," soloed by Larry "Wheel of Fortune" Witdorchic. McMahon's fused all of Ladysmith's guttural African sounds, along with Paul Simon's quiet New York nasality, into one arrangement...
...really pushed the bounds of tackiness with that stunt, but it got the audience involved and was a lot of fun," says Din President Alexander F. Beckett...
...Director Beckett says that "a typical tour involves making deals with various hotels. We perform in exchange for room and board. It's a great bargain...
Similarly, the Din and Tonics were founded nine years ago because "a few former Kroks felt that there weren't enough a capella singing groups at Harvard," Beckett says...