Br TRAVIS NIELSEN DISTRIBUTION MANAGER On Friday, February: 25, Greg the Egg from CFUR radio and The Iron Horse pub put together one hell of a show featuring the comedy styling of Hugh Phukovsky and the band ROCK’N. The Iron Horse pub has just récently started a new talent night on Fridays to feature new and local tal- ent, and one of the first bands that came in was ROCK’N. “They are one of those bands you hear about that are truly in it to play music, rock- travelling across Canada just to be heard.” ROCK’N is the true revival band; they play classic rock tunes that mirror the sounds of the 70’s-80’s arena rock bands, They pounded out some really kick ass tunes for all to hear, and it was very refreshing to hear it. The band did a five-song set, including the Neil Young cover song, Keep On Rocking in the Free World. They did a classic AC/DC guitar solo, and unleashed some of the greatest low budget pyrotechnics to be seen. ROCKRE?N is one of those bands that has and will always keep it real. They played the Iron Horse for 100 dollars, did all their own set-up and take-down work, and left the bar right afterwards to make it to their next gig, almost ten hours away. They are one of those bands you hear about that are truly in it to play music, rock- travelling across Canada just to be heard. Their only political message: they want to rock! The biggest question is: where did all the fans and groupies go? For a band that put on a really awesome show, they certainly got one’ meager crowd. Less than twenty people showed up for the performance, which is sad because a lot of people missed out on a great band. Their performance in Prince George was the first on their “Long Road to Nowhere’ tour playing across country and possibly in the states, end- ing their four week tour back home in Vancouver. DeGroote SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Albiza 9 of Difference “If you’re not going to PLAY TO WIN why. would you even be in the game?” ~ Dean Paul Bates © ¢ Co-op MBA Program ¢ 8-month accelerated MBA for business graduates ¢ Unique specializations Find out more: Call 905.525.9140 ext. 24105 or email bizinfo@mcmaster.ca www.degroote.mcmaster.ca McMaster University Bee ROCKE’N rocked hard at the Iron Horse Pub Friday, February 4. PuoTo By TRAVIS NIELSEN Wm CULTURE SHOCK Sub-culture in the Corner Pocket TRAVIS NIELSEN DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Today we are going to discuss another one of life’s greatest pastimes, billiards. Having existed as far back as the 1400’s, billiards and all of its forms have captured the minds of hundreds of people, from the aristocracy to the poor, giving them all a true people’s game. Another point that is not so commonly known is that even at its beginning, billiards has been a sport of equal opportunity for men and women alike. The game itself is rather simple and most people don’t even need it explained to them. It is the more com- plex forms of the game that start to make it more difficult to explain. Even the most simple of games becomes complex and rules-oriented when it reaches the levels of national competi- tion. If you can move past the compli- cations of the game and stand back and watch it played by someone who is really good, the game becomes an art: balls moving in fluid motion, graceful- ly going where ever the player wants them to go. Like a master wizard, the ~ balls seem to move as if by sheer force of will, without any physical interac- tion. F The people who do play fall into a number of different categories To start, there are the beginners, and you -move through the ranks to the experts. Both groups are fairly easy to spot and usually pretty interesting to strike up a conversation with. They come from a whole manner of different back- grounds, the only common theme is that they all want to play billiards. The groups then get divided even further into what they like to play. The most commonly seen games and the ones that are held as world class tourna- ments are snooker, eight ball, and nine ball. Each game carries with it a dif- ferent personality of people, from the methodical, slow, and. sophisticated personalities of snooker players, to the most fast paced cocky attitude of eight ball players. There are a large number of people ‘at the university that really enjoy play- ing the game, and go out for more than just one evening a week. Some actually compete in tournaments every week and practice almost every day, in hope of getting into the larger tournaments. Mostly though, people go to play pool because it is another way to relieve the stress of the rough hours of intense research, study, and writing, There are also many different places to play the game, from the bar- room tables to the pool halls of Prince George. There are bar leagues that offer the mostly friendly competition, tight up to the officially sanctioned bil- liards tournaments at the local pool hall, where you can start your move- ment up to a world class standing. So whether it be for the fun of it, or to get out there to make a name for yourself in the world of billiards, get a group together and go shoot a few games, the worst you can do is have some fun.