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By Kaberi Dasgupta

Twenty-six days left, or so my sisters tell me with visions of Cabbage Patch Dolls , dancing in their eyes. (Eleven days before that other, or alternately terrifying event. It starts with an E. But let’s forget about it for now.)

Guess what’s in the stock- ing of the Netted Gem staff? No, not $100,000 worth of equipment.

Give up? .

Well, look out Panthers, because here come the Netted Gem sweatshirts. (Is adver- tising allowed in a column?)

Yes, the decision was finally'made. Taste prevailed and the chosen colours were grey and blue, as opposed to GREEN. Journalists are often faced with problems of such paramount importance.

Here is what it’s 'called — The Netted Gem Sweatshirt.

Just in case you’re colour blind, it has this title written on it.

Did I say it was a present? Well, it really isn’t. However the staff did get a discount (HA!)

I’m sure I can guess your next question. Yes, they will be available to the public —- but not unless the public joins the staff. How much? Well, due to a previous promise, I am unable to divulge that little piece of information. ‘

But whatever the ecst, it’s worth it.

Or so I am told.

Surely the intellectuals as well as the athletes deserve some support.

Well, I had better get back to preparing for that other occasion. Bye. And Merry Christmas!

Prince’s Purple Rain

it. “Why don’t you review the soundtrack?” I was asked by my typist and co-movie- goer. Ye-gads-a brainwave. This album boasts some of the best and the ugliest music

I have ever heard. You soar_

up to the heights of “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy” only to crash into the incredibly grotesque “I Would Die For 'U”.

' “Let’s Go Crazy” is de- finitely» the rocker of the album. Pure energy from end to end; the cut starts with ,you off with a spoof on any Southern crusader and pumps you straight into three or so minutes of pure ad- renalin.

have trouble keeping your Nikes on the deck for this one.

Some other notable high- points are “When Doves Cry”, “Take Me With You” and “The Beautiful Ones”.

You can hardly call any of these songs notable based on their talent content alone some have it and some don’t rather, each cut seems to give off a different feeling. Some give you that good feeling and some make you grope for the alka-seltzer or the nearest recepticle.

“I Would Die For U” and “Baby I’m A Star” fit the latter category. In the in- terests of sanity, these cuts

Prince fan or not, you’ll should only be heard after a

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I’ve just instructed Mr. Scott to beam me up. But, before I go, I’d like to wish you all a merry Christmas, where’er you hang your hat for the holidays. _

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Prince has a future as a composer, singer or guitarist. He performs all three roles admirably. I would personally like to revoke his drummers percussion licence and re- place him with any suitable drum machine. The rest of the band, however, know their stuff and function well asaunit.

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Hendrix could. His music seems to take on a disjointed yet cluttered sound.

Aside from a few ugly numbers, the whole album manages to come through withapunch.

Purple Rain: The Soundtrack

High Points

“When Doves Cry”

“Let’s Go Crazy”

“Take Me With You”

Appolonia in the movie (Ooh-la—la!)

Low Points

“I Would Die For U”

“Baby I’m A Star” Bad Drummer

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