Barbe High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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A year of rising record prices, Walkmans, Boy George, and MTV made for an interesting year as . . . The Beat Went On Dccdlc dcedlc dec, dccdlc dccdle dec, sang sophomore Alan Dickerson, as he watched a group of a few people passing around a case of a new tape. He peered perplexedly at the picture, the cover of a Culture Club album. Boy George? he inquired. You like Boy George? He dresses funny. This thought was shared by many throughout the year. Oh, he's rtal cute, groaned freshman Guy Pujol. Take a quality group like Alabama and there's no comparison. For the year in music, variety seemed to be the word. Not that all things changed. Some details are permanent and predictable. Like the fact people wearing cowboy hats listen to Hank Williams, Jr., and the girl in your English class with the orange hair and dark glasses worshipped Johnny. Freshman Art Aducci was easily identified as a Dcf Leppard fanatic; pins and T-shirts adorned with the groups' name were a major part of his wardrobe. I went to one of their concerts during the summer. Art confirmed. It was great! I was in the fourth row! Another big favorite was the popular-with-girls Duran Duran.” With classic good looks and songs like Rio” and Union of the Snake, they were heard often in the Commons, where KBIU reigned. Two of the biggest acts of the year had to be the Police and Micheal Jackson. You could ask nearly anyone what the best album was and they would say 'Thriller or Synchronicity. The Police had three high hitting singles and Every Breath You Take” was the number one song of 1983. Thriller” had a total of six huge hits and Billie Jean was the biggest. Popular radio stations were B95 (featuring the Morning Wakeup Service), various, rarely-caught Houston stations such as KLOL and KKBQ, and the all-time favorite KBIU. KZOM, 104'A was also extremely popular. Unfortunately, on Janaury 31. the station mysteriously went off the air, and when it returned it was no longer the same format, but Audio Sominex; easy listening. My favorite station is KLOL, but I can never catch it, so I listen to B95, stated junior Dawn Huhn. The music and its stars may have changed, but the song remains the same. — CHOZEN Good Luck Class of ’84 From “GONZO” PROPERTIES coyMmcumimuTAumvicts W. BRENT LUMPKIN P.O. Box 1444 Lake Charles, LA 70602 3220 Second Avenue 478-6730 THE NAIL SHOP Facials Waxing Manicures, Etc. 3534 Nelson Rd. Lake Charles 474-0706 8:30-5:00 BRAME TRUE VALUE HARDWARE Try Us for Shot Guns, Reloaders, and Reloading Supplies Check my price before you buy. 478-5252 Clay Brame 1915 Country Club Rd. 198 — Ads

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