Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 66

Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 27, 1979, Page 14 time out riffs Armctuiiiu turns cause people seem to like it here. "When we're on the road, people never ask us if we like their town," says Johnny Ramone. "Or if they do and you say, 'It's just to be polite, they'll say, 'Oh, man, you like it here? This is the Texas is the only place we've ever been that everybody likes it and everybody wants to know if we like it. It's kind of intimidating." Rest assured Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee and Marky like Texas "Rock 'n' Roll High School," featuring the Ramones, will be out in April.

The band plays six songs in a concert sequence and lipsynchs three others while acting. "If you can call it acting," Johnny says Phil Spector will produce the foursome's next LP A remixed version of "Needles and Pins" has been released as the new single from the "Road to Ruin" album. STARTING AT THE TOP: When Armadillo World Headquarters is getting its act together financially. First audits indicate the concert hall turned a profit of about $18,000 last year. That's barely 2 percent of Armadillo's nearly $1 million gross, chicken feed in the world of high finance, but considerable progress for a business that was in bankruptcy proceedings just two years ago.

Employee salaries, once several months in arrears, have been paid on time since last fall. Credit astute management and tight budgeting by 'Dillo president Hank Alrich for the 1979 looks rosy with a full schedule in February and bookings already lined up through May To save money, Armadillo's "cabaret" won't be open non-concert nights this winter but a larger stage and more shows are planned in the beer garden next summer. LONE STAR LOVE AFFAIR: The Ramones find Texas unusual be Steak Tferiyaki To introduce our new Pipers Restaurant at the Holiday Inn-Austin North, we're making you a very special dinner offer: Bring the coupon, purchase one of our Steak Tcriyaki entrees for 07.75, and you'll get another free! It's a USDA choice top sirloin steak marinated in our own teriyaki recipe, with Pipers vegetable kabob, wild and long grain rice. served with a house salad, French roll and whipped butter. Come in soon and enjoy Pipers two-for-one Steak Teriyaki special offer.

COUPON Buy one Steak tcriyaki dinner entree for 87.75, and get another free. Offer expires Sunday, February 4, 1979. Oiler good at Austin North location onlv S0 Sylvester the Cat He Comes From Lubbock To get to Pipers, just take the St John's exit off I-35X, we're conveniently located at 6911 X. Interregional Highway. Sound a little fishy? Well, actually, the Magic Time Machine's Sylvester the Cat was born in Lubbock.

After high school in Virginia, he came back to Austin to attend UT. He's mooring in Radio-Television-Film and hopes to someday create and produce a children's television show as successful as "Sesame Street." So, it's really not fishy at all. But speaking of fishy let Sylvester help you select one of the Time Machine's wonderful seafood entrees Fantail Shrimp, Steak and Shrimp or Steak and Lobster. No matter where you come from, come visit us at the Magic Time Machine. Sylvester will be looking for you.

MAGIC TIME MACHINE 600 E. Riverside 444-3537 Reservations axxptSunday-Thursday MAKE YOUR '4 DEAL "SKlSES for so many in classifieds Austin AmoriCQn-talojsman 472-8461.