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Minor Threats

At a certain point in Marianne Moore's career, after her output had noticeably flagged, critics decided her distinctive style had reached the end of its expressive possibilities. Syllabics were over. So is Minor Threats as we know it. There is a fine line between the confessional and the self-indulgent, and MT crossed it the day we stepped within the hallowed walls of XandO and confused Petrarchan odes with the classifieds. Leigh and Hortense the stage is yours. As Ezra Pound said, make it new.

debauchery

Geek Love

with floorpilers and the Old Men

Sat., Nov. 2, 8:30 p.m.

Calhoun Cabaret

From beyond the billowing smoke clouds of an American Spirit cigarette, a message emerges: "If you could come by to this concert this weekend, it would be really cool--I mean, you don't have to or anything, but we've got some new songs and stuff, and it'd be really cool if you could come."

HGS Halloween Party

Fri., Nov. 1, 9 p.m.

HGS Common Room

Costumes strongly encouraged

--Randy.

--Who's Randy?

--I'm randy.

--It's a pleasure.

Stiles/Morse Casino Night

Sat., Nov. 2, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

$8 single/$14 couple

"I crawled through glass to get this part," Courtney Love told US recently. The role in question is that of Althea Flynt, drug-sodden saucepot and late wife of Hustler helmster Larry. We'd like to see Courtney in full Althea regalia--torn fishnets, dangling cig, lipstick to the chins--at Casino Night, if only to glimpse a preview of the performance wags predict will catch Oscar's eye. We can see her now, atop the Russian Roulette wheel, dress hiked up to her waist, slurring through her vodka-and-Seconal haze: "I crawled through glass to get those chips! Fuck you!"

reading

Ann Beattie

Mon., Nov. 4, 8:30 p.m.

Byers Hall, Silliman College

Minor Threats agrees with a friend who described the work of so many ego-driven male writers--Tom Wolfe, et al.--as the literary equivalent of "jacking off." But then again, who is Minor Threats to point fingers (if it had any free)? And thinking of all those Romance Language grad students at the HGS Halloween Party has gotten Minor Threats all, well, um...you'll have to excuse MT.

--CeCe passes the torch to her successors with one hand free, and C.C. knows a great way to get out Vaseline stains.

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