Word: din
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wasn't H.R. Puf'nstuf. It wasn't even Oreo Doublestuff. By 8:00 last Saturday night, people were talking anxiously, especially the thousand fans at Sanders Theatre, about the Din & Tonics and their mysterious "Free Stuff" Jam. By 11:00, everyone at the concert was armed with a fantastic doorprize. And the Dins were being hailed as the "hottest group on campus...
...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...
...Din 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...
...capella concert, was an electrified standing ovation. Almost never, that is, until they got an even louder and longer one for their heavy metal, strobe-light and steam extravaganza. This medley, which included songs like "Born to be Wild" and "Back in Black," was arranged in typical Din fashion, says Beckett. "Everybody was involved and threw in something...
...Dins top the "Free Stuff" Jam? Since they did not rehearse the special effects showstopper, and it still went off so well, Din Mike Kelly says, "The only way to top that may be to let Ed Yim eat a live hand-grenade...