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LAf..StCtAPP0oc"tt"ctE,tmrtmtuvaax-rtttt- Then when he turned 19, Ollie was not only let into the place, he was put on the payroll. Ollie sure was the most interesting looking employee in the place. Thin as a blade of Kentucky Bluegrass. He is gangly, and his knobby elbows always seem to draw attention. Especially as he Opinion tkrs, all bundl'ed up infin- $3555. and joked he had the best view of the So he sat there alone, while his older friends partied inside. Ollie never grumbled; henjuet shrugged his shoul- He used to sit on the steps ofPhil's Grandma's Place. The steps were cold metal in winter, but Ollie was 18 and did Ttwytttotuiaatheuniquebandathat played there, Management decreed he could not come in until he turned 19. Not because 1t was illegal - it wasn't - but because they did not want to set a precedent. A tribute to a not-so-average student -rii/iikii/iiTiiif Eu; Law of his appearance. Lust summer he was beat up by strangers, in fact. And Ollie’s blacker than black hair is styled to a point about six or eight inches iridront.of his, face. Or so it seems. He is a geek and proud of it. In fact, Ollie wears very thick square blah glasses that are nothing short of absurd on his elongated face. A face that always has a slightly twisted smile. a smile that _seems to jeer at the absurdities around always dresses in a T-shirf, usually one designed to offend those with particular- Iryy1ievelootd sensibilities. Ian Kirkby' City Seen Though he looks a little "purtky" to many, Ollie is a quiet boy. The custom- ers loved him when he worked at Phil's. He made more money as a coat checker than some waiters made serving booze. I think it was his naivete. His humor and dress code contradicted the reality of an innocent man-boy. I think that's, what attracted women - like the Straw. berry Girl - to him. And it brought out a bit of the parent in some of the older staff. It was easy to care about Ollie, because he is one of a kind. And he loves music. Has a thing about the Ramones, in fact. Talks about his albums endlessly; pretty typical for a 19 year old. What is not typical is Ollie played drums in several bands in the Ottawa area before moving to Waterloo to study science. In high school he was deeply involved in Amnesty International. even organiz- Fearing hr his grades, Ollie Davies pulled an 1'allmightar" Thursday, study- ing for a chemistry exam with friends. About 4:35 Friday morning, he started gasping for breath. A short time later he was pronounced dead from heart failure. There will be a wake for Ollie at Phil's Thursday evening. ing two benefita for the human rights group. He is a bright student, but not hard working. He has an understanding that school is about tar more than making the Dean’s list. So he mites the Vikings Video column for the UW Imprint. Ollie's writing is quirky, his unique personality and bizarre sense of humor showing through. His record reviews are, we I, different. Sometimes he works as part of a group of writers - including his friend Kevin -yehaddingtheirirmttsvobitaioG renew.