The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 36

4 The Cazette and Daily, York, Pa. (Qftf MONBQUNP Tuesday Mom'm9- APril 28. '970 Larry Bailey-An Amateur With Professional Talent Hcipipeiriiriigs might find a razor blade imbedded in your dance shoe if somebody feels like you're a threat," he says. Meanwhile he follows an exhausting schedule that would retire a politician. Besides his own six-member troup, he's dance instructer at York Recreation commission, at the Youth program of CPC, at Rotary-Kranich hall, at the Princess Street center and at Parkway project, among others.

At the same time he choreographs, performs, studies music and finds time for the sports he loves. Presumably at times he eats. Besides all that, Larry is fiscal manager at Community Progress council, a job he really digs, and he'd be leaving security for maybe a lot of disappointment in Gotham city, he feels. Watching him dance, concentration absorbs his face while his body flows in time to the music in his head. Maybe to be good at anything, you have to become what you do.

If that's the case, Larry Bailey is the dance. Larry Bailey, 22, native Yorker, is a true Renaissance man, maybe 500 years ahead or behind his time. He looks contemporary in his Afro-cut, slash l)urns and beard, pastel shirts and French-jeweled cuffs, but appearances aside, it's not the blues and rock 'n' roll that he's most interested in, but classical ballet. Yet he feels hassled and stunted by the York community. "People here have dampened an early start on my dancing career." From family to frenetic audiences, "there Ve always been wisecracks from the peanut gallery" when a male dancer performs here before a group.

Larry feels whites appear somewhat more tolerant of a dancer in York, and that black audiences are not likely to be highly interested in anything but African and modern jazz dance. "Ballet is taboo, and I could never dance with a white woman before a group," Larry claims, adding, "And there're no black female ballet dancers in York." For pure enjoyment, and because of his musical training, he prefers classical the "long-haired" music, with piano concertos and etudes the genre he can appreciate most. An amateur with professional talent, he always felt he had an aptitude for dance, but was never encouraged to follow his bent until he was spurred on by a teacher at York college, with whom he studied. With her inspiration, he continued his studies in York with Sophie Timmerman and in Houston, Texas. "My future's a little in limbo," he says.

"I've been advised to break into show business in-New York this summer you know, the whole gamut movies, plays, singing, everything. I've always felt theater-oriented." "Interpretive dancing is great therapy and practicing yoga helps me keep my sanity." But any show-business gig could conceivably include elements of dancing, chore ography, acting, piano, organ, karate, judo, tennis, swimming and diving and -ice skating, all of which interest him. He has serious doubts about a New York career. He doesn't feel callous enough to climb the bloody success ladder. "Jealousy and competition are rampant among entertainers.

Like you A1 tv.VtAft V.v. v.v.v.-. vt Concerf Review Elvis Ochs? Oh, Eo! We wandered into the Factory about an hour early and managed to get good scats on the floor right in York April 30-May 2 York County Arts Festival, York County Shopping center. May 1 Draft counseling workshop, York Free school. Further information may be obtained by calling 8454705.

May 1-3 Erik Frandscn, Universal Panacea, 8 p.m. May 1-5 "Little Mary Sunshine," York Little theatre, 8:30 p.m. May 2 Summit Singers, Back Door, 9 p.m. May 8-10 Betsy Rutherford, Universal Panacea, 8 p.m. May 10 Tom Paine society, Be In, Kiwanis Lake bandshell, 2-7 p.m.

May 22-23 York Hospital fete, York fairgrounds. Harrisburs; May 15 Grand Funk Railroad, Farm Show arena 8 3 0 May 28-31 Harrisburg Arts festival, "Man and His Environment," statewide juried arts, crafts and photographs, William Fcim Memorial museum. Lancaster May 9 Judy Collins, Franklin and Marshall college, 8 p.m. Mill.crsville May 2 Chambers Brothers, Millcrsville State college, 8:30 p.m. Mav 1 and 3 Film "Gate of Millcrsville State college, 7:30 'm Reading May 7 Joe Cocker with His Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Albright college, 8 p.m.

Heathcotc, Aid. May 8-10 "Homesteading How to Get Started." Write Heathcote center, RD 1, Freeland, 21052, or phone 301-357-5723 if you plan to attend. i Gettysburg April 29 Lecture on marijuana and LSD by Dr. Theodore X. Barber, Gettysburg college, Masters ball, Room 10, 7 p.m.

April 29 VISTA film, Gettysburg college, Student Union building, Room 231, 7 p.m. April 30 Rip Engle, former Pcnn State football coach, will speak, Gettysburg college, Student Union building, Room 231, 7 p.m. April 30 Nehru forum, Gettysburg college, McCreary ball, Room 115, 8 p.m. May 1 Dennis Hayes, national co-ordinator for the environmental teach-in, Gettysburg college, Student Union building, 11 a.m. May 2 Sue Van Gott, folk singer, The Inn, 9:30 p.m.

Washington, D.C. May 2 Mason Williams and Jennifer plus Uncle Dirty, University of Maryland, 8:15 p.m. May 5-9 The Supremes, The Shorham hotel. Philadelphia May 3 Bucks County Folksong society, Wrightstown' Friends Meeting from his newest album, "Golden Hits." All in all, the only thing that saved me from a screaming rage at being gypped out of $5 was the cxccllant performance by Sweet Stavin' Chain. In a time when so many other folk singers are experimenting with new styles, it is a shame that Ochs has to revert to rock songs to fill up a concert he could easily fill with better and more meaningful songs.

Mike Hanish W. LARRY BAILEY DISCu ssion front of the stage. There are all sorts of interesting things to do while wailing for the main show to come on watch people fix the stage and clown around and even wonder how good Phil Ochs would be. (The moment I'd heard Ochs was to be playing I grabbed the chance to get tickets and go to Philly for the April 5 show.) Finally the show began with an obscene-group whose name has been lost in my mind. The second act was another local band called Sweet Stavin' Chain.

Their main purpose seems to be carrying on the tradition of Zappa's Mothers of Invention. They began seriously-enough with a blues, led by an insane looking fat man With wild hair playing a tremendous blues guitar. His job, aside from looking weird and playing guitar was to wander around the stage, kicking over music stands, amplifiers and microphones. Somehow they managed to gross everyone out, put down hecklers, and get a standing ovation. I understand they now have an album out.

Then the climax of the concert was supposed to come, but somehow it never materialized. The back-up band set up to rumors that Ochs had gone to '50's rock and roll and that he had been booed off the stage in New York. A collective consiousness wondered and speculated. Finally Ochs bounded to the stage wearing a gold Elvis Presley suit and went into "I'm Gonna Say It Now," one of his old songs. With the first chords you could hear a sigh of relief, as everyone settled down for a nice set.

With the second song, an old Buddy Holly tune, we felt betrayed. However, he pacified us with the third song, "I Ain't A Marching Anymore," another of his oldies. Around this time I began keeping score the final was about AVk in favor and 6 or 7 songs against. The last number he sang was "Pleasures of the alopg one' which he dl vv d' leys of old sojigs (rock and roll), and some excerpts "And nobody wants to know him, they can tell that he's just a fool." If you're lucky, by the time you read this the new album by Paul McCartney should be here. (No sign yet of "Get Back" though).

The LP is titled simply "McCartney" and there really couldn't be any other name for it. All songs are written by P.M., produced by P.M. and all instruments (guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards) played by guess w7ho. A few extra harmonies and the album coyer were provided by his wife Linda. No one is quite certain as to what to expect, but some of the song titles from the album might be revealing: "Momma Miss America," "Teddy Boy," "Singalong Junk," and Maybe I'm Amazed." You won't believe this, but as I'm writing this someone just rushed in with the "McCartney" album, so rather than start over let's just give a yep, that's Paul all right.

The Fool on the Hill? I doubt it. Some other Beatles are in the news: Ringo Starr has changed the title of his solo album from "Ringo Stardust" to "Sentimental Journey." Ringo says he made the record to please his mom and dad. That's nice. A new George Harrison album should make its appearance soon. Featured musicians: Billy Preston and Eric Clapton.

A few thousand people are going to hate me for this, but upon closer listening "Deja Vu" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Ypung stinks. If you'd like to hear Neil Young in better form, get his Crazy Horse albums. He should have a new one soon. Speaking of new ones, Jethro Tull is back with a record entitled "Benefit." That Ian Anderson sure can write songs. And finally Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Miles have released an LP recorded live at the Fillmore.

It's called "Band of Gypsies." Buy it if you'd like to see where limi's head has been lately. Dennis M. Fulton house, 7 p.m. May 4-16 "Your Own Thing," ADAM'S APPLE II, IMC. rock musical, Bucks County playhouse, New Hope.

May 15 Credence Clearwater Revival, Spectrum, 8 p.m. May 16 Temple Stadium Outdoor concert: Jimi Flendrix Experience, Grateful Dead, Jim Factory, Steve Miller band and more. May 17 Johnny Cash show, Spectrum, 7 p.m. May 17-June 7 "Young on Art," Museum of Pliiladelpbia1 Civic center. May 24 fee Fairmbu'rit park.

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