Carroll High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Wi e are the World. We are the Children. Phrases like this were heard repeatedly over American airwaves this year. The mu- sic teens were listening to was aiding peo- ple in many lands including the U.S.A. Many artists, either singularly or in groups, sang to help others. They were either bring- ing the problem into the public eye or were raising money to help correct it. One man who made a major contribution was Harry Bellafonte. Famine Relief for Ethiopia seemed to be a major concern world wide, and it hit a chord in Harry Bellafonte. One fine night in 1985, a myriad of performers joined together in a secluded studio, and the work began. Quin- cy Jones took his seat, slid his glasses down his nose, and dug in; and after 10 hours. We Are The World was polished and recorded. This effort to aid famine victims struck a struggling musician in Britain, and a con- cert of bodacious proportion began to form. Bob Geldof, musician and idealist, began thinking about how he could help the vic- tims of drought and starvation. His first idea. Band Aid, was a small success com- pared to what was going to occur in the near future. A concert of major proportion began to appear. A large meeting of performers at Wembley Stadium (London) and a revival of old groups formed first. Then the concert in the U.S. took shape, and finally the media was brought in for worldwide broadcast of the largest concert in recent history. used to lie there in misery, in a soaliing wet cold sweat every night before Live Aid . . . I couldn ' t sleep, I was so freaked, so worried because we had no contracts with any artists. All I had was their word they ' d be there. —Bob Geldof The 16 hour concert raised 70.5 million dol- lars to aid the suffering in Africa. This effort by Geldof earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Live Aid concert lit the intentions in many people. It brought to life many problems, and many things were being done to help solve them. Willie Nel- son and John Cougar Mellencamp looked j into the U.S. seeking a problem ar tk. found it in the American farmei Farm Aid, country ' s version of Live Aid, hit j the media in mid-summer. The work of Nel- son, Mellencamp, and many others helped the farmers out of some of the trouble they were experiencing. The concert didn ' t dr.i ' A the large attention that Live Aid did, but it did help. Along with the group projects, other performers did their part as well. The year was dominated by two perform ' ' ers, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. But of these two, Bruce did a tad bit more to- ward helping others. First, he joined a group of performers united against Apart- heid and helped sing Sun City. Then on his album, Born In The U.S.A.. he speaks of his childhood and late teens throughout his songs. My Hometown probably exempli- fies this best. Things like concerts and al- bums brought U.S. citizens back to reality. The performers of the 80 ' s have affected the economic situations across the globe, and this year it was proven that Rock-n-Roll was music as well as a major force In rorh politics. 24 MGSIC

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The Florida Invasion Dateline: Florida. Thousands of high school students converged on the sandy white beaches of Florida fleeing south for springbreak. Secret Agent discovered: Deb- bie Ashton, Gina Rodriguez, Michelle Mai- deny, Fred Hite, Kevin Kohart, Sue Shady, Chad Gray, Carol Manley, Tony Johnson and Krista King basking in the sun, popping tabs, girls chasing boys, boys chasing girls, and, in general, creating havoc and destruc- tion. — What good, clean fun. While Sonne students soaked up the sun, others were found at Disney World ' s Epcot Center, Wet and Wild, and Bush Gardens. Besides going to Florida, there were other things that students did such as job hunting and tracking colleges for potential educa- tional sites. Whatever you were doing over springbreak, I hope it was memorable. And that wraps it up for this year ' s coverage of springbreak ' 86. — Marsha Mellow 26 SPRING BREAK ' 86