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...about ten seconds before impact, Robertson caught up with Williams, almost hitting her but slowing his own descent by assuming the open-body froglike position. He angled the unconscious sky diver so her chute could open readily and, at 2,000 ft., with some six seconds left, yanked the rip cord on her emergency chute, then pulled his own rip cord. The two sky divers floated to the ground. Williams, a fifth- grade teacher from Post, Texas, landed on her back, suffering a skull fracture, nine broken ribs and a perforated kidney -- but alive. In the history of recreational skydiving...
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 equal facility. Their music mixes seemingly incompatible styles: Louisiana country music, rockabilly, and thrash-punk...
...that strange; hand-clappin' and foot-stompin' differ from slam dancing only by degree. Nor is the synthesis new or unique; such bands as the Long Ryders and Los Lobos play music that is a hybrid of these same styles--but not with the ferocity of Dash Rip Rock. It is as if Hank Williams, Sr. and Duane Eddy were the front men for Black Flag...
...songs like "DMZ" or "Bad Dream," a nightmare in which Blue Oyster Cult invades and terrorizes Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, scare you away from Dash Rip Rock. The album's more traditional songs are just as dance-inducing. There is something for nearly everyone: standard rockabilly, straight-ahead rock, jangly pop, and a ballad or two. Even country purists should enjoy the triumphant rendition of Williams' "I Saw the Light...
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 live band, but until it comes to the Northeast to play--and thereby to incite riots--Dash Rip Rock will suffice as a substitute...