Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Lights go out when show begins The huge crowd, which filled the small waiting area to its capacity, shoved its way toward the entrance to the stage area, trying to get in. Each individual tried to grab one of the coveted front row seats, although in reality only about twenty-five people would get one. There, the music is loudest and the view best. Finally, the policemen holding the doors, opened them and quickly got out of the way, as the great sea of humanity flowed through the doors like waves rolling up a deserted beach. In a few moments, the formerly empty and stone-quiet arena became jam- packed and buzzing with activity. AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT ... As hurried preparations were being made for the Styx concert, many technical staff members could be seen adjusting and setting many of the special lighting effects for the concert. Suddenly the crowd hushed with the dimming of the lights. Many people flicked lighters on and off, each adding to the mellow glow which encompassed the arena. Almost as quickly as the noise had gone down, a loud ear- piercing roar filled the arena as the warm-up band appeared on stage. The music they played created an air of electricity in the crowd. When the warm-up band finished, the crowd grew more excited in anticipation of the featured group ' s appearance. At last the group emerged from behind the curtain. The crowd seemed to explode as it cheered with approval. Everyone in the arena was in a state of elation. According to an avid concert fan, The long wait is always worth it. Seeing and hearing a live band play is a really fantastic experience . ' ' SERIOUS STRUMMIN ' . . . Blue Oyster Cult ' s bass guitar player pounds out a solo at their concert. Blue Oyster Cult has emerged as one of the Country ' s top groups because of their hit. Don ' t Fear the Reaper. GOOD VIBRATIONS . . . Making last minute adjustments on the audio eguipment, an unidentified Roadie prepares for the evening ' s concert. A Roadie ' s job is to get all the amps tuned before the concert. Concerts 23

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PACKED TO THE JAMMING POINT . . While waiting for the Kansas concert to begin, the anxious crowd passes the time by throwing fnsbees back and forth and punching oversized beach balls into the air. SAX APPEAL . . . During the Faith Band concert at the Convention Center, the saxophone player jams on his solo. Faith Band, which originated in lndy, returned for their second concert last February. KANSAS - BACK ROW: Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope. FRONT ROW: Kerry Livgren, Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh, Rich Williams. Photo credit goes to Jonathon Exley. WALK THIS WAY . . . Steve Tyler sings one of Aerosmith ' s hit singles to the delight of the crowd. Two of the group ' s guitar players back up Tyler during the song, which is one of Aerosmith ' s best known. 22 Concerts

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Strike halts pajama production Hey there, you with the gum in your mouth, screamed Mr. Gene Poston, get rid of it! Aside from the reprimiands about gum and such, Mr. Poston and Mrs. Lucinda Paul made little ' small talk ' at rehearsals and instead went straight to work on the show. Golden Singers couldn ' t waste time in their hurried production of The Pajama Game for the teachers ' strike delayed the musical two weeks. Therefore, everyone raced with the clock in order to complete rehearsals on time. The music department ' s two student teachers, Mr. Dana Taylor and Miss Linda Clingerman, spent many hours assisting Mr. Poston and Mrs. Paul in directing the production. The Golden Singers weren ' t the only students working hard on The Pajama Game. Members of the orchestra began preparing several weeks in advance. Mrs. Marilyn Zimmerman and Mr. Rudolph Finnell directed the orchestra through a strict schedule, rehearsing the overture and accompaniment. Everything was accomplished in spite of the race with the clock. The Pajama Game was a story of union versus management in the Sleep TAKE IT EASY GLADYS . . . Myron Hasler (Alan Bouwkamp) eases up a bit on his secretary (Courtney Spudic) when he sees she is truly sorry for throwing her boyfriend into a jealous state. I HAVE TO DO THAT? . . Part of the female cast looks on with embarrassed curiosity after hearing Mrs. Lucinda Paul tell Todd Rinck to prepare to change his pants on stage. Tite Pajama Factory. The new superintendent, Sid Sorokin (Greg Dehnke), felt that ' a new town was a blue town ' until he was acquainted with the head of the grievance committee, Babe Williams (Marsha Maroney), Babe and Sid fell in love which quickly led to trouble because union and management just didn ' t mix. The conflict arose because the union asked for a seven and a half percent salary increase which was flatly refused by the boss, Mr. Hasler (Alan Bouwkamp). Mr. Hasler ' s secretary, Gladys Hotchkiss (Courtney Spudic) gave the show some ' steam heat ' with a lively dance routine performed during a union meeting. This only antagonized her jealous boyfriend, Heinzie (Todd Rinck) who was the factory ' s time study man. The plot thickened and problems occurred right and left but as is the case for most musicals, everyone lived happily ever after in love. SWINGIN ' HER HIPS . . . Gladys Hotchkiss (Courtney Spudic) and the boys attempt to lift morale by providing much appreciated entertainment in the form of ' steam heat ' during a union meeting. I 24 MusicaJ