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Friday, November 11, 2005

Debate
tackles
slavery’s
legacy

Forum focuses on the merits
of paying reparations to blacks

By Spencer Conco
m: kmutkv mm

The older academic ar-
gued that the US. govern-
ment is “morally culpable"

. . to repay blacks for genera-

x tions of injustice. The

. .J younger music industry
u professional countered that

I have a blacks. not the government.

' are the ones more responsi-

fEEIIDQ ble for taking action.

the one. What both men want to

see, however, is a debate in

drop rule Congress over the underly-
ing issue of reparations.

would Roy Brooks and Regi-

nald Jones debated the topic

Come last night in Memorial Hall

,, in front of more than 150

baCk- UK students and faculty

, Student Activities Board
Reqmald Jones sponsored the event.

speakinuaaainst “It is not natural that

reparations blacks are on the bottom
and that whites are on top;
it is constructed,“ said
Brooks, a law professor at
the University of San
Diego.

“The government is re-
sponsible for slavery” he
said. “We still live under the
Constitution that allowed
slavery.”

Brooks mentioned the
reparations that the US.
government issued to de-
scendants of Japanese-
Americans who were in-
terred at the start of World
War II. He then said Ameri-
ca needs to do the same for
blacks.

“Make the apology be-
lievable by doing something
tangible. like reparations."
Brooks said. “The range of
reparations is only limited
in our imagination and
sense of morality."

Jones. meanwhile. took
the other side of the issue.
While he’d also like to see
some sort of compensation.

tions are)
only limit-
ed in our
imagina-
tion and
sense of
morality."
Roy Brooks

speaking
for reparations

See Debate on page 2

NAACP
leader offers
advice to UK

By Erin Thomas
m: KENTUCKY mun

UK has a chance to raise the bar of diversi-
ty across the state. a leader in the National As-
sociation for the Advancement of Colored Pee
ple told an audience of more than 100 people
last night. .

Creating a climate that is conducive to
democracy and diversity is necessary if UK
wants to recruit and retain minority students.
especially black students. said John Jackson,
the NAACP’s chief policy officer.

While Jackson spoke of UK‘s recent diversi-
ty issues. the timing of his speech was coinci-
dental. said Lisa Brown, director of student
and multicultural affairs in the School of Jour-
nalism and Telecommunications. The school
had been trying to arrange Jackson's appear-
anoe for two years. she said.

“There must be a climate that makes indi-
viduals outside want to one in." Jackson said.
“and each of us has to identify what role we
can £1me play to address the challenge that
ems

Jackson acknowledged that UK has the
highest retention and graduation rates of black
students among Kentucky’s higher education
institutions. This arises from the fact that there

See NAACP on page 2

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56 Cabinet Secretary Tony Jackson coordinated the safety walk and its route. 56 President Becky Ellingsworth, her staff, acting UK Police Chief Kevin Franklin and the
staff of the grounds crew, UK housing, and physical plant employees walked the course last night to document safety issues and discuss possible solutions.

Student Government sponsors walk through
campus to identify potentially unsafe areas

By Chris Miles
THE kturucn mm

Student Government hosted
its first on-campus safety walk
of the year last night, designed
to help both UK students and
staff identify areas on campus
that could be dangerous after
dark.

Members of SC. representa-
tives of UK’s Physical Plant Di-
vision and acting UK Police
Chief Kevin Franklin walked
around campus identifying dim
and unlit walkways. large
hedges and bushes that might
cover an attacker and clustered
buildings that might allow as-
sailants to hide in wait behind
dark corners.

Christie Mitchell. SG senator
and a communications and mu-
sic sophomore. pointed out
hedges in front of Bowman Hall
as potentially dangerous.

Franklin said those are
bushes where an attacker could
hide. The group also identified
walkways around the
Funkhouser Building as target
areas. UK has removed similar

hedges in the past.

“There was one area two
years ago in front of Barker Hall
and the Armory that had hedges
that were ﬁve feet tall.” said Jer—
ry Hart, a horticulturalist for
the Physical Plant Division. “It
was like walking into a tunnel.”

Last year's on-campus safety
walk also identified the lands
scaping in front of Memorial
Coliseum and the ﬂag pole area
across the street as trouble ar-
eas. The Physical Plant Depart
ment recently ripped the bushes
out of both of those areas.

“We found homeless people
sometimes sleeping in those
bushes." Franklin said. “When
we pulled those bushes out. we
found a whole lot of beer cans
and bottles and even some mat-
tresses."

Still. altering the landscap-
ing around buildings and walk-
ways isn’t always an easy task.

“Different locations need to
have different measures applied
to them." Hart said. “There is no
one rule that we can follow

See Walk on page 2

“We found homeless people sometimes
sleeping in those bushes.”

KEVin Franklin, acting Ull Police Chief on bushes removed next to Memorial Coliseum

Ernie students

praise Path,
look for more

By Michele May

The majority of female
students at UK seem to be
happy with the recent ad-
vances in women‘s safety on
campus. but many still feel
that more can — and should
be done.

Recent student sugges-
tions have included adding
more lights. especially in
parking areas: offering self-
defense classes; increasing
police presence on campus at
night. especially in residen-
tial areas: and installing
more emergency call boxes.

“There is only one emer-
gency button between Kim
and South Campus." said sec-
ondary education freshman
Arielle Evans. “They really
should have more of them;
they’re so far apart."

UK is working on the
CATS Path. which is de-
signed to be a main thor-
oughfare through campus at
night with additional light»

ing and improved landscap-
ing. Current plans call for it
to run from the intersection
of Hilltop and Woodland av-
enues near South Campus to
South Limestone Street near
Dickey Hall.

Alison Rahn, an elemen—
tary education sophomore.
and Jenny George. a biology
sophomore. said they would
use the CATS path. providing
it was well-lit.

“I‘ll definitely go out of
my way to use the path."
Rahn said. “It sounds like a
great idea. I love it.“

One common complaint
was that the proposed CATS
Path doesn‘t include the
more remote areas of cam-
pus. speciﬁcally K-lot.

"If I‘m going to my
boyfriends house at night. I
won‘t go to my car. I make
him pick me up." said
George. who lives on South
Campus. “The CATS Path
should deﬁnitely include the

See Path on page Z

UK 84, OHio ALL-STAR544

Smothering defense
delivers blowout

pleased with our defense. We got

By Chris delimit

THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

UK used a stifling full-court
press and various man-to-man and
zone defenses in the half court to
defeat the Ohio Girls Basketball
Magazine All-Stars in an 84-44 ex-
hibition game victory last night.
The Cats held OGBM to 16-for-56
shooting on the game and convert-
ed 25 Legends turnovers into 32

our hands on a lot of balls."

Defense has been a point of em-

the start.

fense."

phasis in the first few weeks of
practice. and it showed. as the Cats
used a tough trapping press from

“As a team, we agreed that‘s
what we‘re going to do this sea.
son.“ sophomore guard Samantha
Mahoney said. “We want to play de-

points.

“You can‘t ask for a much better
defense than that." UK head coach
Mickie DeMoss said. “l‘ve been

Combined with easy points off
the press. hot shooting from Ma-

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Sophomore
center Sarah
Elliott drives to
the basket for
two of her
team-high 15
points last
night at Memo-
rial Coliseum.
Elliott was per-
fect from the
field, going 6-
of-6 on field
goal attempts.

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PAGEZ | Friday, Nov. It, 2005

Students unsure about Student Center proposal

By Robin Bryant
timiicﬁ 63in

UK's proposed $127 million ren-
ovations to the Student Center ex-
cite some students while leaving
others uncertain about the necessi-
ty of the expenditure.

John Herbst. director of student
services for UK. said he is encour-
aging student input.

“We've said from the beginning
we want students involved in the
process." Herbst said.

Herbst has been working on a
Student Center renovation plan
since 2003. The plan. which is still
in the preliminary stages. proposes
a bowling alley. movie theater. fit-
ness center. clothing stores and up-
scale dining facilities.

“We‘re in the preliminary
stages of this project. so there's a
number of things that have to hap‘
pen before we can move forward.“
Herbst said.

The idea for the renovations

came from a Webbased survey con-
ducted last spring. Herbst said. An
e-mail went out on UK's listserv en‘
couraging students to participate.

Of the 5.000 received responses.
Herbst said he found a lot of sup-
port in favor of the renovations.

According to the survey. 53 per-
cent of students would support fee
increases of $70 to $80 to fund the
renovations.

Some students say an improved
facility would have its merits.

"Maybe it can keep students on
campus." said mathematics junior
Ellery Watson.

Others agreed that an improved
center would see more use from stu-
dents.

“I never used the Student Cen-
ter as a place to hang out.” Court-
ney Poe. an integrated strategic
communications senior. said.
“Maybe renovating it would en-
courage students to use it and be
active around campus."

Not only could current students

use the renovated center. but the
improvements could help draw
prospective students to UK.

“A new Student Center would be
an asset to recruiting." Jennifer
Neal. an agriculture communica-
tions senior, said. “Hopefully, a new
Student Center could signal the be
ginning of further renovations
around campus.“

Still. other students aren’t as
positive about the proposed renova-
tion project.

“A nice. new, pretty Student
Center wouldn’t beneﬁt students
the way programs and services
would.” philosophy sophomore
Ashlea Clemons said.

Others were upset with the pro-
ject’s possible price tag.

“The university has raised tu-
ition and fees every year since I’ve
been here. so I‘m not surprised."
English senior Jesse Gilbert said. “I
don't understand why we need a
new Student Center."

Integrated strategic communi-

cations junior Qiana Ingram wor-
ried about what message a new cen-
ter would say about the university’s
priorities.

“How are we going to be a topzo
institution if we’re spending our
money on bowling alleys?" Ingram
said. “It's ridiculous to raise tuition
for recreation."

Others said while they under-
stand the motivation. they wouldn‘t
be able to make use of the facilities.

“The Student Center is a place
to eat between classes and meet
with clubs and organizations.” said
psychology junior Kennetha Bell. “I
understand what they're trying to
do with the renovations. but I don't
have time to hang out."

As of now the money isn't avail-
able and the plan still has to be ap
proved by President Lee Todd and
the state legislature. This has some
students wondering where the mon-
ey would come from.

“The money should come from
grants or outside sources," Watson

said. “It doesn't make sense to
make students pay for something
they didn’t know they needed."

Other students said they‘d
rather see UK's money go toward
scholarships, programs. classrooms
and equipment.

“Can we ﬁrst repair the build-
ings and classrooms around cam-
pus that are falling apart?" anthro-
pology senior Morgan Nau said. “I
think funding for education should
come before recreation.”

“If they‘re so concerned about
students what about air-condition.
ing? Air-conditioning would beneﬁt
students." Clemons said.

But for now, Herbst said nothing
has been set in stone.

“There’s lots of options avail-
able." Herbst said. “That‘s what
we're investigating H students have
said we need something."

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are students and faculty who
are committed to the institu-
tion and to solving the diver-
sity problem. Jackson said.

Chike Anyaegbunam. a
faculty member of the School
of Journalism and Telecom-
munications who helped or-
ganize Jackson’s speech. is
one such example.

“I hope Dr. Jackson‘s
speech will be the beginning
of a dialogue and a thinking
about the dimensions of di-
versity not only within the
university, but also the na-
tion." Anyaegbunam said.

Raising the bar of diversi-
ty is not something that will
happen overnight. Jackson
said. and there must be a
strategic plan to overcome the
challenge. UK has the re-

sources to do so, and must
place the issue on the top of
its priority list. he said.

Recruitment of minorities
is a major challenge UK faces.
Jackson said. He suggested
bringing high school and ju-
nior-high school students on
campus before it's time to ap-
ply for admissions. Also, UK
can help develop advanced
placement courses to encour-
age recruitment. Jackson
said.

Arion Jett. a social work
sophomore, said Jackson‘s
speech offered new insights
on ways to improve diversity.

“He brought ideas and
challenges that most students
don‘t think about," Jett said.
“UK must realize it has to
start early to address these
challenges."

Beth Barnes, director of
the School of Journalism and
Telecommunications. said
Jackson’s speech was exactly
what UK needed to hear.

“I appreciate that he em-
powered the university by
presenting the issue in a posi-
tive tone.” said “By giving us
plans. time-tables and other
strategies, he offered ideas of
where and how to begin cor-
rective action.”

Admitting the problem of
diversity places UK above the
rest. Jackson said. The issue
can either be addressed or left
on the table. he said. and the
choice is in the hands of the
students.

“The question is. Univer-
sity of Kentucky. will you be
bold enough and smart
enough to address and chal-
lenge each other?" Jackson
said. “I can’t tell you what is
going to happen, but I can tell
you that the outcome is in
your hands.”

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Continued from page 1

when making safety changes.
It‘s really an architectural
challenge for us."

The Physical Plant Divi-
sion and the UK police de-
partment weren‘t the only
campus departments present
on the walk and aren‘t the
only groups contributing to
campus safety measures.
Both funding $1.25 million
worth in September and
planning have come from
President Lee Todd‘s office.

Path

Continued from page i

K-lot."

Acting UK Police (‘hief
Kevin Franklin said he‘s in-
terested in adding lighting
“on the way out to K lot." but
added that the actual park-
ing-lot area is fairly safe

“I know a lot of people
say that they don't feel safe
over there in the K-lot area.
but in all actuality. it is really
well-lit. and as far as safety
concerns. we don‘t have a lot
of personal attacks."
Franklin said. He said he's
talking with engineers about
the possibility of improving
the crosswalk at the corner
of (‘ooper and University dri»

Debate

Continued from page i

reparations aren't the way to
do so. he said.

“The government cannot
make up for past injustice."
said Jones. the lead
spokesman for Project 21. a
conservative African-Ameri-
can group. “The government
by its nature is injust.“

In fact. handing out
checks to blacks would most
likely be counterproductive.
Jones said.

“Within a week. it would
be back in the hands of white
people and Asians." he said.
referencing some of Ameri‘
ca‘s business leaders. Blacks
would be “putting their mon-
ey on Nike or whatever the
hot commodity is“ he said.

Senator Christie Mitchell during last night's safety walk.

SC and even UK's Athletic
Department.

"Students don't often re-
alize what has been done and
what is being done around
here." Mitchell said. “More
so. it‘s also up to the students
to be aware of safety.

"Like the chief said. we
can put up lights and alarms
everywhere. but it's up to the
students to realize what are
safe areas and what are not."

Franklin said new lights
on walkways are a top priori-
ty but safety alarms
around campus are not.

“Safety buttons these
days really are useless."
Franklin said. “Most stu

dents have cell phones that

\'(‘S.

"I live on North (‘ampus
and park in K-lot. I usually
won‘t get my car at night."
said Brittney Saylor. a the
ater major freshman. “If I go
home for the weekend. I need
to call a cab or something to
pick me up and take me to
my dorm."

In addition to the (ATS
Path. increased lighting is
planning to be installed at
the Kirwan Blanding ("oin-
plex on South (‘ampus and
near ()vid's at the WT. Young
Library.

“The other night. I had to
walk back to my room from
Klot. 'I‘he darkest point on
campus was here in the
Blanding Kirwan (‘omplexf'
said Autumn Harbison. a
psychology sophomore. ”It
Would be a good thing to add

Brooks also said he didn't
agree with merely writing
checks. but advocated setting
up academic support in the
form of scholarships and oth.

er financial beneﬁts for
blacks. He referenced the
philosopher Schopenhauer.

who said all truths must first
be ridiculed and opposed be-
fore being regarded as self-ev-
ident.

Jones' theme stuck more.
to the idea that blacks cur-
rently have the ability to pull
themselves up. He used his
own life example of success-
fully making his way through
the music industry to support
his ideas.

“I know what it's like to
work from can‘t-see-in-the
morning to can‘t-see-at-
night." Jones said. “That's
something my competitors
don't know.

“Working hand isn‘t a dis-
advantage: it's an unfair ad-

are just the same. if not bet-
ter.“

Franklin also pointed out
that most assaults take place
when students are on cell
phones or listening to iPods.

“Cell phones are a dis-
traction when students are
walking." he said.

Participants thought the
walk accomplished its prima-
ry purpose ~ identifying po-
tential trouble areas on cam-
pus and talking about what
to do about them.

“We‘re looking for exactly
those kinds of areas and get-
ting rid of them." Hart said.

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lighting in the complex
area."
Landscaping improve-

ments have already begun at
Keeneland. Holmes and Jew-
ell halls. as well as Memorial
(Toliseum and the Flag Plaza
off Euclid Avenue.

Jay Jessee. a professor in
the English Department. said
she‘s happy that the focus
has turned toward improv-
ing women's safety on cam-
pus.

“Campus is more of a
draw for perpetrators be-
cause there‘s such a large
pool of young. single
women." Jessee said. “We
have to remain ever-vigilant.
ever-conscious. and we need
to be knowledgeable."

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vantage” for blacks. he said.

For Jones. the issue was
that today's citizens. as well
as those in nations across the
world. would have to pay for
something that they had no
direct involvement.

“You. who might not have
even had family in the coun-
try at that time. you‘ll be
asked to pay." Jones said.

Both men did agree that
education is a key avenue
through which to address this
issue and correct the situa-
tion. For Brooks. however. the
practicalities of issuing repa-
ration aren‘t the primary con-
cern.

“You have to debate and
determine whether the gov-
ernment is morally culpable
for slavery" he said. “If not.
you‘re putting the cart before
the horse to look at the practi-
cal uses of reparations."

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Rip Sidhu, the
owner and
head chef of
Bombay Bra-
zier, works the
full bar in the
main eating
area. Bombay
Brazier also
has one of the
largest wine
selections for
a restaurant in
Lexington.

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A brazen taste of the East

Bombay Brazier. an au-
thentic Indian restaurant in
downtown Lexington ap-
peals not only to ordinary
people who have a taste for
Indian food. but also to the
president of the Toyota plant
in Georgetown, Ky.

As I sat at the corner
table in the
cozy back
room at
Bombay Bra-
zier on a
M o n d a y
evening, I
carefully lis-
tened to soft
Indian mu-
sic and to
seven Japan—
ese men and
one Indian
man dis-
cussing their business over
the dinner. Later, I found out
that one of them was the
president of Georgetown‘s
Toyota plant. who came
along with his international
partners.

“They just recently ar-
rived from Japan and could
go to any Chinese. Japanese.
or Thai place in Lexington.
but chose Bombay,“ said Rip
Sidhu, the restaurant’s own<
er. “This is the second time
they are here in the last two
months."

Bombay Brazier is locat-
ed on the corner of South
Limestone and West High
streets. The establishment
has been open for three years
and offers great service. a
wide selection of appetizers.
entrees, bread. wine and has
been rated the cleanest
restaurant in town by the
Lexington Health Depart-
ment.

Bombay‘s appetizers in-
clude vegetable and keema
samosa; paneer. chicken.
ﬁsh. vegetable and shrimp

Shymanska

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pakora: Brazier appetizer;
chicken. aloo tikki, pappadi
and samosa chaat; assorted
appetizer platter, and onion
bhaji. They range from $4 to
$11. Entrees with meat con-
sist of tikka masala. korma.
vindaloo. curry. madras.
chilli. do—piaja. kadai and
Saag. and are served with
the choice of chicken.
shrimp. lamb. prawns. beef.
lobster. salmon or paneer.
These range from $14 to $22.
Bombay also serves a large
number of vegetarian en-
trees that range from $12 to
$16. Bombay Brazier is also
known for its dishes cooked
in a tandoor. an open clay
oven. and Bombay Classics.
which are Sidhu‘s own cre-
ations.

What sets Bombay Bra-
zier apart from other Indian
restaurants in town is its
special method of cooking W
brazing ~ where the eatery‘s
name originated. Brazing in-
volves cooking food at a very
high temperature in a big
skillet and continuously
scraping it with a shovel.
Brazing doesn't allow food to
stick to the skillet. which
helps eliminate extra grease.
Another aspect unique to
Bombay is that they don‘t
use regular butter. but use
salad oil or Soya butter in-
stead. both of which are
more healthy.

While dining at Bombay
Brazier. I have tried chicken
korma, which consists of
tender pieces of chicken in a
cream based sauce with
cashews. almonds, raisins
and mushrooms matter, pa-
neer (paneer cheese with
green peas and potatoes in a
ginger garlic sauce and
spices) and naan, an Indian
ﬂatbread stuffed with
spinach. Bombay Brazier is
also known for their Black

Cosmo. made with black vod-
ka and only found in two
places in Lexington: Bombay
Brazier and Mia‘s.

The staff at Bombay is
very friendly and welcoming.
My water was refilled regu-
larly and the food was served
quickly. Sidhu and his wife.
“J" who co-owns Bombay,
checked to ensure the ser-
vice was right every 15 min-
utes.

Micky Boparai. who
cooked my meal. did a great
job. Boparai has been work-
ing as a chef at Bombay Bra-
zier for the last year.

I was also impressed by
the wine selection. Bombay
Brazier is the only place that
serves Indian wines. such as
Sula Chenin Blanc and Sula
Sauvignon Blanc. In addi-
tion. there’s a variety of
Chardonnay. Shiraz. Caber-
net. Merlot. Pinot Noir, Pinot
Gris and Red Zinfandel
wines available. Indian
beers. such as Kingfisher.
Flying Horse and Taj Mahal
Tall are also on the menu. In
the past I have tried and en-
joyed Brazier Special. an In-
dian version of White Russ-
ian. and Mangotini. which
includes fusion mango vodka
shaken with mango juice and
sweet vermouth. Brazier
Cocktails range from $5.50 to
$7.50.

You don't have to be the
president of Toyota to come
to Bombay Brazier, but ex-
pect to spend at least $15 on
your meal. At Bombay. you
not only pay for your food.
but also for a small relaxing
getaway that makes it possi-
ble for you to experience a
small part of India in down-
town Lexington.

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Blues Traveler treks to UK with familiar
sounds and reinvented approach

By Kendra Suchy
THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

They’ve given you the
“Run Around" and tried to
catch you with the “Hook."

Now. they're simply “bas-
tardos."

Blues Traveler ——- com-
prised of John Popper, Chan
Kinchla. Brendan Hill. Tad
Kinchla and Ben Wilson —»
will perform on UK's campus
Monday night on the last leg
of its fall tour.

The performance comes
on the heels of the September
release of the band's eighth
studio album. “‘gBastardos!"

With the addition of
bassist Tad Kinchla and key-
boardist Ben Wilson, the band
is growing into its own for a
second time. becoming a sort
of Blues Traveler 2.0.

This recent album is just
the band members being
themselves and not spending
too much energy trying to ap-
pease everybody. guitarist
Chan Kinchla said.

“Before we made this
record, we decided. ‘Let's just
make records that we love
and regardless of how they do
commercially. at least we love
‘em and they're all ours." he
said.

But the band's die-hard
fans needn‘t worry. as front-
man John Popper‘s harmoni-
ca solos and Kinchla‘s guitar
riffs are still prominent. even
while they push the creative
envelope.

Many of the stories
around “iBastardos!" focus on
falling in and out of love, and
the process before and aﬁer
heartbreak. according to a
Vanguard Records press re-
lease.

“During the process of

If you go
When: 8 pm. Monday, Nov. 14

Where: Singletary Center for the
Arts

How much: Tickets cost $28 for
general admission. $25 for UK
faculty and staff. and $23 for
UK students. To purchase tick-
ets, call the Singletary Center
for the Arts ticket office at 257-
4929 or visit
www.uky.edu/SCFA.

Web site: For more information
about Blues Traveler, visit
www.bluestraveler.com.

making this record I ended
my engagement, fell in love
and caroused a lot." said Pop-
per. the band’s lyricist.

The band decided to ﬂex
their creative muscle with
“;Bastardos!" by turning
demos and arrangements in-
side out. experimenting with
horns. syncopation and time
signatures.

“It's different from the
ﬁrst song in.“ Wilson said.
“We're saying. ‘Hey. we can be
different.‘ but if you listen.
you can dig it. After a couple
of spins. people are getting
more into the vibe of the
record and what we're trying
to do."

Wilson said he and Tad
Kinchla joined the band in
2000 after the death of former
bassist Bobby Sheehan the
year before.

“The guys went through
something difﬁcult and decid-
ed to keep the band together.
Once they found a bass player.
they decided to add a key
boardist, too " Wilson said

Blues Traveler. now hav-

ing produced their third a1-
bum since becoming a quin-
tet. attributes the energy of
“gBastardos!” to the chemistry
the group shares.

When he first joined. Wil-
son said the original three
Popper. Kinchla. and Hill
were supportive and listened
to what he had to say

“It allowed the ﬁve of us to
be together in a unit." Wilson
said. “We paid our dues to-
gether."

The band formed in
Princeton. NJ. in 1983 and
quickly became a mainstay
on the club circuit. igniting a
new generation of jam music
fans.

Blues Traveler‘s musician-
ship and song writing, blend-
ing blues-rock groove with
pop hooks. amassed a loyal
fan base and delivered explo-
sive live performances.

In 1990. the band released
its ﬁrst self-titled album with
A&M Records. followed by
“Travelers & Thieves" in 1991.
“Save His Soul" in 1993. and
“Four" in 1995. which gave
way to its Grammy-winning
hit. “Run Around."

Later albums released
have included “Live from the
Fall" in 1996. “Straight Out
Till Morning" in 1997.
“Bridge" in 2001 and “Truth
Be Told“ in 2003.

As to their upcoming per-
formance at UK. Wilson is ex
cited.

“We got the offer and it
was good. so we decided to
play." he said. “It‘s always
good to play at colleges."

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