Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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their marks You Andrew whose fusion of jive and heavy metal was echoed in all types of mu- sic. David Lee Roth “jumps ship. fleeing from Van Halen. In addition, an- other Jackson topped the charts • this time it was Janet. Her rap- Sigue Sigue Sput- nik “Flaunt It,” whatever “it is. dance mix yield- ed such smashes as Nasty.” Also this year, MTV was into Monkee business. For some reason, the video network began rerunning the Monkees TV show, starring that popular ’60’s band. As a result, the Monkees be- came more fam- ous than ever, made a new re- cord and toured the country. Other popular groups were Si- gue Sigue Sput- nik (the latest no- talent hype band out of Britain since Frankie Goes To Holly- wood). Phil Col- lins, Huey Lewis and the News, Whitney Hous- ton. 1NXS, the Bangles. Robert Palmer, and TV star Don Johnson. No. it’s not Mari- lyn Monroe; it’s Madnona going through an identi- ty crisis. To the Max - Headroom “And remem- ber-you don’t need a beach to catch a wave.” This was the phi- losophy of Max Headroom, the part-clay, part-hu- man celebrity who pushed Coca-Cola and hosted a talk show. Reigning ruler of the ratings race was The Cosby Show, which cen- tered around Cosby and his four kids, who were always in- volved in a mess. “I'd like to buy a vowel. became the catch phrase from the highest rated game show in history. Wheel of Fortune. Con- testants solved puzzles by spin- ning the wheel, asking if a conso- nant appeared in the puzzle, and earning money for each letter found. The win- ner later went shopping.” Other popular shows this year were Moonlight- ing. Family Ties. Miami Vice. Cheers. All My Children, and the Jetsons. On their way out were Dal- las. Dynasty, and the A-Team. Design by Patrick Harvan. Photos by Taw- nya Chitwood and Patrick Haroan. M-m-max Head- droom expounds on his philosophy of life. Maahvelous Billy “Fernando” Cry- stal performs on SNL. «loan Collins (aka Alexis Colby) hap- pily crushed Blake in this years Dynasty.

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MOVIES “We’ve got the need • the need for speed!” And that’s what you got in the year’s top movie Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise. The film focused on a rebellious, hot shot navy flyer and his partner, as they trained with the elite in military tactics. A multitude of movies further ex- tended charac- ters. plots and storylines that be- gan in earlier films • in other words, sequels. Ten years later, Si- gourney Weaver finally defeated the ugly, wicked Aliens. While some sequels ac- tually improved on the originals (Aliens and Kara- te Kid II), most were just used to put the popular characters into Sequel Syndrome another money- making vehicle, like Psycho III; Friday the 13th, Part VI: The Tex- as Chainsaw Mas- sacre. Part II: Star Treck IV: and The Jewel of the Nile. Ruthless peo- ple. Back To Whoopi Goldberg can sit on water, but walking on it may prove harder. School. The Fly, and About Last Night were also well recieved. Tom Cruise gives a thumbs-up” to his hit movie Top Gun. Dressed as if he was going Back To The Future Mi- chael J. Fox pon- ders his next ca- reer move. ctt Entertainers make MUSIC Wham! Bam Thank One of the big- gest music hap- penings this year was the breakup of the popular duo Wham! Part- ners George Mi- chael and Andrew Ridgely an- nounced that this year’s Music from the Edge of Heav- en would be their final collabora- tion. Michael, the more talented of the two, contin- ued his singing ca- reer; Ridgely headed to Holly- wood. Also splitting up this year were David Lee Roth and Van Halen; Roth went solo while his replace- ment, Sammy Ha- gar. led VH to its first platinum re- cord. The Material Girl, Madonna, shed her trampy ‘‘Like A Virgin” look for a more modern Marilyn Monroe motif. Propelled by the success of her sec- ond LP, True Blue, and her much publicized marriage to actor Sean Penn, Ma- donna reigned as Queen of Pop. Rap music be- came the rage, due to the efforts of Run-D.M.C., Jr 24 S ntertainment

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During an economics class. The overall picture here is enterprising students ex- Kristin Dabling’s dabbling in press their fashion-“cents”. a bit of modeling