reeture pierced freak.” As far as Morrow goes? “I’m the scum of the earth,” he answers. But no matter how much they despise the trials of star- dom, they exude a joy unmatched by a normal group of twenty-something buddies. "It’s a friendship thing, it's not about battling it out,” says Morrow. “The only screams we ever have is with managers. The last argument we had was cause Eddie wanted to go out on stage wearing red leather jackets. CJ and I denied it. We solved it with rock, paper, scissors, and luckily we won. a . ith their good looks and smooth sounds, We seem to have no trouble attracting female fans. Other artists, especially those with significant others, may find it difficult to be swarmed with the constant flow of teenaged females throwing panties at them and shoving phone numbers and hotel keys in their pockets. But 3 deep understands their demographic. “Our music is designed for a younger audience. We're not going to write music for 45-year-old men,” they explain. The drawback, however, of being designed to fulfil the musical needs of the younger generation is to be considered airy and un-dimensional. Many of today’s musical groups have been quickly dismissed as flaky because they're singing for people who are not old enough to completely understand the issues and concems that their songs attempt to discuss—such as true love and meaningful sex. 3 deep is still struggling to become noticed, appearing on lesser-known talk shows such as Seattle's Northwest Afternoon’s Soap Opera seg- ment. For qfowp © However, they are also keeping a close eye on the gold. They are sure of their skills and confident in their abilities to keep smiles on their fans’ faces. rying to be distinct in a time when musical entertainers are a dime a dozen is difficult for a group of young, attractive white males. It is especially difficult when everyone is pressuring them to be even more successful because of the expectations that two television stars and a music enthusiast should be able to pull off another career. —— Freeing the Buddha Diversity on a a Path—Large Scale Concerns A course on major aspects of Buddhism plus a dangerous collection of essays by Brian and Pia Rube ° meditation * compassion * path to enlightenment * meaning and purpose * true historical Jesus * contacting spirit guides ¢ humour on the spiritual path * Adolf Hitler's negative use of the higher realms ¢ enhance health, well-being and insight “Brian has a hawkish intelligence. This writing wakes us up!” Teertha Mistlberger, Director Shamballa Trainings AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE For group course info based on book call 733-8477. Or visit our website at http://home.istar.ca/-bar/ uyse © 2 Deuglas Collece, 527: June 1999 page 21 the Other Press