Henderson State University - Star Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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I wish the lights hadn't gone out-man-we were going to come hack out. You guys were great! Bill Tillman Bill tTexas Billvl Tillman gathers his horns and heads for the stage for the start of the show tleftl. Members of B, S, and T relax with their families at a press conference at the home of Phil Allen. Blood, Sweat, and Tears performed here con- cluding a four-dav tour of Arkansas. The group readily agreed that the Henderson concert was the best of their Arkansas performances. .JA l r B, S, and T121

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141K If .'. f, f Dax id Bargeron gets last-minute details from leader David Clanton Thomas before the com ert. SAB satisfies an entertain- ment-hungry campus by bring- ing Blood, Sweat, and Tears Nlov, 13 20B S and T BS, and T pla for a se l-out crowdg encore cut short by at surpr1se-- no electricity. It took a month's delay, but finally thev came. Blood, Sweat, and Tears brought clown the root' of Day Armory Nov, l 5 to a iam-packed audience. But it took some doing, to finally get the group scheduled. The nine-piece rock group was to have appeared on Oct, 15, but because David Clayton Thomas' visa expired, he had to return to Canada until he could continue the concert tour. Next was the search for a place to hold the show. After attempts to use Arkansas Hall and the Wells gym failed, the 56,750 concert was finally moved to the Armory. The concert was preceeded by a 45-minute original guitar show by student Greg Baber. After another half-hour delay the group made their appearance to an overly enthusiastic crowd. They opened the show with such familiar tunes as Spinning Wheel And when I Die , Hidi l-li , and Lucrecia McEvil . Then as a surprise to the audience and the group itself, Dave Bargeron, horn player, found an HSU-owned tuba and did an im- promtu solo. After a 12-selection hour of en- tertainment, the group was ready to make its encore to an appreciative audience when all the elctricity on campus and the north side of Ar- kadelphia went out. Everyone kept his place, clappingand chantingformore, but Security grabbed flashlights, matches, and lighters to guide the group off the stage and ordered the audience to slowly get out of the building. We were gonna play 'Cod Bless the Child' and 'You've made Me So Very Happy', but we couldn't perform without electricity! Larry Willis, keyboard player, said after the show. Following the concert there was an informal press conference at the home of Phil Allen ofArkadelphia. We had a nice time at the other places in Arkansas, but here we could tell that was an appreciative crowd, said Tony Klatka.

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