Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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anie Wessman imponds allowed their mem- Ders TO explore whatever V f music They enjoyed. en Cn stream musi Mutant She the musical iBtudenrts. ፦ ወዌ © OUT f the songs The Mu- | ep play they write Bihemselves. That makes BiIhem more interesting than lla group that just copies pomeone else's music, sen- | he progressive and main- ለ ህከ! Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music ior Suzy Mill- = For some SADDS said. | want to 56 a bands it musician - whether wasn't so senior Robb | [[ be the next Bon easy. Per- Vallier wrote Jovi Or just in C local sonalit y COn- some of his e e flicts and Own music, oana, IM geng to varying de- too. Vallier play. grees of tal- and senior -Greg Limberg, sophomore ent brought Erik Fawcett — several were In- volved in a group called Outrage which had been playing dances and parties simce 1982. They found ad- vantages in being together for so long. When were performing, | know exactly what Erik will do. | know his personality so well that if he makes a mis- take, | know exactly how ተዕ help him, Vallier said. changes [fo D.O.A. “Problems occur if someone pretends they're God. If we don’t work as a group it wont come together,” ju- nior Rod Harl, keyboara player, said. “The group has to get together and go in one direction. ` A few students were direct- ing their lives toward a pro- fessional music career. t Summerfest ‘87, senior Erik Fawcett plays the drums with his group, Outrage, at Brookside Park. (Photo by Denise Denton) n senior Mike Meredith's base- ment, seniors Rafe Lorr, Rob Os- born and Meredith jam with their group The Mutant Sheep. (Photo by Tari Moats) “I'd like to be a musician in a band - whether | | be the next Bon Jovi or just in a lo- cal band, I'm going to play, ` sophomore Greg Limberg said. “| want my music heard. © Senior Rob Osborn of the band The Mutant Sheep also wanted to be profes- sionally involved in music. To be a professional musi- cian would be the greatest thing in the world, Osborne said. But music loses ifs ex- citement if you put financial gains in front of the actual enjoyment of it. For the students involved in garage bands, late-night jamming allowed for a little fun and excitement. | Garage Bands Student Life 27

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mme Ee? he plays with a college band, senior Joe Sweet gets in some solo practice after school. (Photo by Tari Moats) Usucly playing on Saturday nights, juniors Eric Smith, David Pedersen and Peter Fatka are ina nameless group, but have consid- ered names like Solar Grapefruit and Funky Thermos. (Photo by Sara Andersen) NE | ! ፪ i i | | | |

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t a mock fashion show at The Credit Union, freshman Jonn Seim models a bathrobe for his Young Life audience. (Photo by Matt McGrigg) T he object of the game for ju- niors Nikki Schneider and Angela Doyle is to move the rubberband down their faces without the use of their hands. (Photo courtesy of Young Life) A a Y.L. meeting at freshman Jami Stiles’ house, sophomores Chantel Jordan and Kirk Holder sing from the Y.L. Songbook. (Photo by Dawn Johnson) Dung a Y.L. meeting, seniors Jen- nifer Paige and Jennifer Burris help to lead the group in a song. (Photo by Dawn Johnson) 28