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Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York • 21

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rr rrTTTTf i r'r a 4 1 4 Current Abby Business Comics Leisure TV 9B 8B 6B 3B 2B The Press, Binghamton, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1978 27, 977 y. -r, UUL With little boys, a crush on Teacher is no problem the kid to the teacher and says 'I love said Sacco. "In the high school, it's more sophisticated. It seems to seep into a subcon-cious level, and moves from the blatant to the subtle.

"It happens a lot with counselors," he said. "Kids will develop superficial or frivolous reasons for coming in, but what they really want is emotional support." Sacco said high school students who send love notes to teachers usually are trying to get this emotional support. These students may be foster children or children who receive little love at home. Truillo, who admits she had a crush oa a German teacher in high school, has received a few love notes of her own. But she doesn't worry about problems developing with her third-graders.

"It could be a problem if you let it go," she said. "In thud grade, though, you really don't have to worry that much. someone else. I tell the kids I love them all equally, and I let them know it" The crushes led to a quieter class, Truillo said. When students prepared to leave the classroom, they knew that two of them would get to bold her hand as they walked down the hallway.

Those two were selected from the best behaved students. "It was one way, not of keeping them in Itae, but of getting them ready," Truillo said. "They try to do their best and be near me. "Some teachers try to threaten their students, but I don't like to work, that way." Truillo, whose maiden name was Barnaba, was married during the summer. Some of her students didn't want her to change her name.

One boy even wrote a note forbidding her to marry her fiance. But the student relented, on the condition that TruiUo's husband be willing to share her. Josephine Jones, 36, who teaches third and fourth grades at at Ross Corners Elementary School, Tracy Creek Road, Vestal, also said it is not unusual to be on the receiving end of a boy's crush. "It usually happens at least once a year, and I find out from his behavior," she said. "I've had them write 'I Love You' on the blackboard.

They're willing to stay after school and do any job for me. Jones said these crushes don't seem to cause any jealousy among the girls in the class. "Girls may write to boys, but the boys could care less," Jones said. Truillo also noted that no jealousies developed on the parts of the girls. "If the girls have any boyfriends, it's usually in another class," she said.

Then, too, it may be too early for the youngsters to develop real ideas of jealousy or love. "In the elementary grades, the kids just think you're the greatest," Truillo said. "And to them, that's love." By BUD AYRES Marie TruUo adiriU her third-grade class last year was a bit unusual, even for her. She was used to the experience of having some boys in class develop crushes on her, but last year at Binghamton's Calvin Coolidge School, 61 Robinson St, was different Every boy in the class fell in love with the her. "I had one little boy ten his mother he was in love with me and she was quite surprised, because he never mentioned girls before," Truillo, said.

"Some boys wanted to stay after school. They'd clean the erasers or the blackboards. Anything to close to me "I've had a few come up and hug me," she said, "but mostly it's wanting to be close to me." Tniillo's experiences are similar to those of counties other teachers. But while crushes can be cute, even beneficial, in elementary grades, they can present problems for junior and senior high school teachers. "There's a big distinction," said Anthony Sacco, guidance counselor at Susquehanna Valley High School.

"At the elementary level, incidences of crushes are more frequent. It's puppy love and it's not a problem. These students are better adjusted than kids who remain aloof. But as they reach pubescence, this changes." In junior and senior high school, the students who require special emotional support may attempt to gait tbe attention of teachers and counselors. These are not students who just think a particular teacher is attractive.

Instead, they feel a need to be in the presence of the teacher or counselor. Sacco pointed out that all students have preferences for some of their teachers; this is natural. Problems develop when the student Jias a need to be in close contact with this teacher. "They're pretty open and honest in the elementary schools, where the note goes from 4 "In the elementary grades, the kids just think you're the greatest," said third-grade teacher Marie Truillo. "And to them, that's love." Notes from her admirers were straightforward.

"They'd usually say, 'Do you love me? Yes or and you'd have to circle one and give it back," she said. "They'll ask if I love them more than Former member of Genesis never reaches past height The album's only soft spot, "Exposure," blends into the slow-building musical process generated here by "Animal Magic," "Flotsam and Jetsam" and "Perspective." (A Chris Carson I rock and roll debut which glistens with that freshness Boston's debut boasted. The group, hailing from Indiana, offers a surprisingly good Mend of textured harmonies, soaring guitar and synthesizers, and solid drumming. This mixture is particularly noticeable in the opening "It Doesn't Mean A Thing" and the closing title song. I recently beard "Sweet Musk" on the radio, followed by a song from the new Who album, and they fused together quite naturally.

There is a rather non-descript block of songs on side one, but "I'll Be Levin' You" and the rest of side two proceeding the title song. It definitely makes this album worth the trouble finding beyond all those copies of that new Boston album, which off ers a lot less than Roadmaster's "Sweet Music" does. Another Genesis alumnus, Anthony Phillips, has not been as successful on his second solo album, "Wise After the Event" (Passport PB9828). Phillips, Genesis' initial guitarist, had the right idea on his first album last year, in which he played most of the instruments and left the few vocal spots to Phil Collins. This time around, be still plays most of the instruments, but plugs his own vocals into the same early Genesis formula.

Phillips' vocals, however, do not compare to his production and guitar expertise. The result is a very tedious album, and a real struggle for even the devout Genesis fan to get through. SWEET MUSIC Roadmaster Village Records VR 7SM This is an extremely well-produced That debut was a reassuring shot In the arm for Genesis' fans who had been wondering about Gabriel's whereabouts; it was a worthy start for a solo career. This year, Peter Gabriel has released his second solo outing, "Peter Gabriel" (Atlantic SD 19181). Although it's a more consistent album than his first, Gabriel never actually tops his former musical peaks.

In bis debut, Gabriel travels along solid ground Love," "Solsbury as well as weak territory Me," "Waiting for the Big But on "Peter Gabriel" he coasts along at a level very near the last albums' excellent "Solsbury Hill." The consistency here can be attributed mostly to the more defined production of Gabriel's new producer, Robert Fripp, which is more welcome than the more dramatic, grand style of Bob Ezrin on the last album. On side one, for example, it About three years ago, it appeared the British band Genesis finally reached a commercial level up to the critical level on which the group had been producing albums for seven years. But after the release of "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway," which propelled the band to this new commercial level. Genesis' lead singer and frontman, Peter Gabriel, left the group. While Gabriel sat on the sidelines for two years, the rest of Genesis rode the momentum of the "Lamb" album's success.

They continued to produce exquisitely crafted fantasy-rock albums, proving now muscially democratic the group really is. With Genesis doing so well as a quartet, the GabrielGenesis efforts were slowly overshadowed by current activities. Then Gabriel emerged with his solo debut, supported with a national tour. When I mentioned before that Gabriel's solo career was currently represented by this new album, I tried not to imply any continuation from his first solo album. Because after you get past the titles, these two albums are simply not very similar.

With producer Fripp, Gabriel has really constructed a new foundation for his solo career. And with Gabriel seeming more comfortable in these more casual surroundings, it has to be considered a successful move on his part doesn't matter if the songs are of a peppy, forceful nature "Oa the Air," "D.I.Y.," or a more dreamy stream "White Shadow." Gabriel's vocals are balanced extremely well with the band backing him up. Side two holds together just as well. rr if 31 i Australian rockers invade America I it By PETER J. BOYER sweet harmonies Americans have come to expect from down-under artists, but tbe band tries hard to be something more.

In Vh years, on and off, in America, the seven-member group has earned a reputation as a hard-working road band that seemed destined to transcend its role of supporting act. Little River lacks tbe hard edge of Bruce Springsteen or the Tom Robinson Band, but urgency and tension are not what they're after. Their specialty is smooth, commercial -book pop with a tinge of country, and of that ilk, few of the newer bands compare. Their "Sleeper Catcher" album is progressing steadily up tbe charts, and a single from tbe record, "Reminiscing," is one of tbe big bits of the summer at last look still gaining momentum. Three of tbe band's seven members write songs, which is one of the reasons Little River stands apart they care about lyrics.

Not all of their songs are compelling, but at least you get tbe feeling these guys are serious about their work and try to go beyond the superficial formula writing that characterizes so much of the stuff on the market. "Because we have three writers hi the band, we come up with a lot of varied material," says guitarist-songwriter Beeb Birtles. "It's a matter of getting acclimated to each other's musical styles," adds Graham Goble, another writer-picker, "absorbing it all, then being able to pull your own stuff out of that. "But we do the stuff we like and we write from the heart We don't write to a formula. We're very conscious of the lyrics and we spend a lot of time on them." Birtles, Goble and the other principal writer, guitarist David Briggs, dip below the surface for their material, probing loneliness, life on the road and melancholy love, as in "Reminiscing." Another of the reasons Little River has been a hit with American audiences is that the music is styled more after American rock than British.

"For most of the past 20 years, rock 'n' roll in Australia has been closely attuned to English stuff," says Goble. "But now, groups like tbe Eagles and Chicago and other world-famous American groups have a great influence on Australian rock. "We're one of the few touring Australian bands," says Goble. "In tbe last few years people have realized that we can work in America. Before that, America was always the pie-n-the-sky, it's always been too hard to break in." Little River Band was bora of the remnants of a group named Mississippi, which included Goble, Birtles and drummer Derek PeUicci.

They made it big in Australia, but flopped in England, and decided to pack it in. Broke and thinking they might need to gig their way home on a cruise, Goble, Birtles and PeDici picked up tbe services of vocalist Clem Sborrok. They didn't have to play the boat, but they did have a new band. Associated Press Writer HOLLYWOOD (AP) The continent of Australia, it is safe to say, has had no profound effect on the evolution of American-style rocfc 'n' rod. The weUsprings of early rock were hillbilly juke joints and black jazz and blues dives, and it wasn't until the British invasion of the "80s that aliens had much say in the American art form.

But even when English mopbeads were invading our shores by the boatload, the Ausaies never really got hi on the doings. To Australian rockers aiming at the bigtime, success in America was just a faraway dream too awesome to imagine. The bulk of toe ambitious Aussies set their sights on Britain; some succeeded, some washed out, but few even tried America. In the past few years, though, there has been a sort of mini-invasion from Australia. Olivia Newton-John has found a broad American audience, the Bee Gees have been reborn since discovering disco, and the Bee Gees' little brother, Andy Gibb, has found consistent commercial success since coming to America two years ago.

The Australians have found success with pleasant, commercial pop, but none has shaken rock to its foundations with innovation or challenged the mainstream with spirited rendition. One Aussie band does comes close. Tbe Little River Band, the latest Australian rock act to break big sj America, displays much of the gloss and 4 4 UK." 2 It The Little River Band is the latest Australian rock act to break in America. Its specialty is smooth commercial pop with a tinge of country. Compromises might soften parents1 stand on teen-age couple i 4 Ask "dlBeth DEAR BUMMED: Try to find out what their specific concerns are.

Often parents worry that their kids are getting too involved, and that it will take their attention away from school work, or lead to too serious lovemaking. Try to respond to these concerns with some compromises, such as seeing each other less often, or in less intimate conditions. Kids your age are leaning to manage their own friendships. Parents should offer advice, and set a few guidelines to bete you keep your social life in perspective, but dictating your behavior with it may arouse anger and resentment, and simply beat ep the very affair the parents were trying to cool. DEAR BETH: Pee pie keep talking it me about college and a career, but I doa't waat a career.

I never have. I just waat a besbaad and kids ef my ewe. What's wrong with that? NORMA DEAR NORMA: Absolutely nothing. However, the career of keeping bouse and raising children leaves tot of time for thinking. Yoa will be happier if your head is filled with interesting ideas, and yoa will want as much knowledge as you can get to raise those kids of yours tatelligeatly.

So don't poo-poo college. Furthermore, nine of every 10 women today are going to work at some time in their lives. Many don't want careers, but economic necessity, death or divorce drives them to it How much wiser yoa would be to prepare yourself with some skills and training if and when a paying job becomes a necessity for you. DEAR BETH: I have saoles oa my kit shoulder aad a few en say arms, ft is eobarratihg. Even though It's still bat here, I doa't late la wear sleeveless shirts.

Dsat tell me to ge tbe doctor. My parents just get angry whea I meatioa k. MARION DEAR MARION: It's foolish to be self-conscious about moles, if they are the average kind. Most people don't pay any attention to them. In fact, a mole on tbe face used to be called a "beauty spot" If yours are unusually large or prominent, why not go to a dermatologist yourself? You can earn the mosey to have them removed.

It's a quick and painless job. DEAR BETH: IamlJ aad uavebeea gotagwita agirl wbe is 17 for a long time. A few weeks ago we sort broke up for a while, beeaase we were having some problems. Bat then we talked tatags oat aid decided to get back together agaia. Now her parents say they a longer waat us to tee each ether.

We fiad we tove each ether mere thai ever. How eaa we make her parents realize things weaM be flae if they'd jest leave as aieee? We talked to them, bet they jest doa't adfi Iliad BUMMED OUT 4 "musts" and "must-oots" is counterproductive. It doesn't help a young person develop knowledge and insight about fecreasingly close relationships. Instead,.

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