Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Circle of Pride- The Pridettes put a little boot into their routine for the crowd at the soccer championships. Taking It To the Streets- Not only did the marching band perform at Wembley, they also took the rhythm of the heartland to the city routes of London, photos by David Von Riesen fans. The voice of the band announcer filled the stadium, momentarily quieting the crowd. The 27 minute show started with London Bridges Falling Down . Song after song, the music poured forth against the roar of the crowd. Over 3,000 Bobbies were in charge of security at the performance. Crowds surged towards the girls throwing sticks and the band in grape outfits . This attention was especially true at the opening of Hyde Park ' s summer series on May 11. Hewett said students were so popular at the Hyde Park concert that ieparture was delayed over an hour. Almost every band member was asked for an autograph or to pose for a family photo. K-State band albums sold well to the English concert-goers. The Jazz Ensemble gave three performances while in London. The first was at Oxford in the city auditorium. The other two were before sell-out crowds at Ronnie Scott ' s Jazz Club, a night club in London. Three encores were demanded from the second show audience, which consisted predominately of professional musicians. McAntee, Mike Johnston london 25

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come to the conclusion that safest way to live the rest of my life is to sit in a dark corner and mind my own business. Nothing is safe an ymore everything is hazardous to your health. I realized this the other week when I was reading an issue of People magazine. The magazine contained an article about the newest scare disease, toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Dr. James Todd, chief of the infectious disease department at the Children ' s Hospital in Denver said, You run a greater risk of dying in your car on the way to the store to buy tampons than you do from toxic shock. As I fell asleep I questioned what Dr. Todd said. Then my thoughts turned to dreams. There I was — in the consumer product graveyard with cans and bottles as tombstones. The epitaphs said things like: Use of this product may be hazardous to your health; This product contains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals; Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health; etc. Then I pictured myself surrounded by a hazy cloud. My cemetery tour guide told me the fog was the ozone layer coming down to haunt me since I had been polluting it by using aerosols containing fluorocarbons. When the mist finally cleared there I was holding a hair dryer. Before I knew it the drier had been turned on and millions of asbestos particles were traveling to my lungs. Suddenly someone was cramming cigarettes in my mouth and trying to make me inhale the nicotine. When the fog rose I was lying out on a sunny beach with the intense sun rays penetrating my body. I was being bombarded by ultraviolet rays! The rest of my dream was an assortment of things to sketchy for me to remember. I do recall people selling me a plot of land which turned out to be at the base of Mt. St. Helen ' s. And, on my way to view my new purchase, a real-estate agent made me believe the ash was actually a cure for cancer. My agent told me that I was fortunate to receive such a great plot of land. Someday it might even be a part of the San Andreas fault, he encouraged. Then I started running. I ran and ran stepping over cans which said: do not puncture, incinerate, or expose to heat; Keep out of the reach of children; do not inhale; use in a well ventilated room; do not take internally . Bottle and can warning labels were hurled at me from all directions. As I came to the end of the path, I saw a sign which said Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that living is hazadous to your health. I woke up that morning exhausted from my nightmare, but realized how true it was. Practically everything was hazardous to my health. I went shopping later and every label seemed to jump at me with its warning message. I went through the rest of the day wondering if I could even rely on Rely. Nancy Reese art by Mel Westmeyer hazardous 27