Word: davision
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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200 Meters--1. x--Steve Morgan, Princeton, 20.72; 2. Ron Davis, Army, 21.10; 3. Charles Matthews, Princeton, 25.51.
100-Meter Dash--1. Steve Morgan, Princeton, 10.55; 2. Ron Davis, Army, 10.56; 3. Vince Smith, Princeton, 10.96.
Part of the fun comes from the band's off-the-wall character. Dash Rip Rock is named for Ellie Mae's suitor on "The Beverly Hillbillies." Its song-writers, guitarist Bill Davis and drummer Fred LeBlanc, compose love ballads, songs of graveyards and whiskey, and ominous-sounding instrumentals with...
This monstrous synthesis comes to life on such creations as "DMZ." Davis sings in a Louisiana drawl about a dangerous neighborhood, while LeBlanc and bassist Ned "Hoaky" Hickel shout punk-style, "DMZ! DMZ!" Hickel's rockabilly bass thrums up and down the scale, while LeBlanc pounds violently and Davis' guitar...
Still, most of the songs are colored by the country twang of Davis' guitar and voice and the punk insistence of the rhythm. Like William Faulkner, Dash Rip Rock seems ambivalent about its southern roots, but that ambivalence makes its art richer. Plus, Dash Rip Rock must be a killer...