Mary Star of the Sea High School - Stella Maris Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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The Seventies — a Return to Normalcy? From Pop Rocks to the music box, sparkling I SURVIVED MILEISUNO water to contaminated, to even green slime For within these ten years new faces and new places arriv- ed along with white collar crime. Well, the sixties closed on schedule and the somber seven ties were on their way. The first years were spent sluggishly straightening out the dings left by the preceeding years. It wasn ' t until the late seventies that sure fads and fashions, along with technology canne to label the seventies as the breakthrough into the new world. Quote of the decade: Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh, Stayin ' Alive Stayin ' Alive! Gee Bees k JERRY DB ' S 4-24-66 CO ' ■°

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The Sixties, the Powder Keg Smoulders As the 50 ' s closed the 60 ' s were prevalent. What was not expected was the complete reversal of the up and coming generations. From the silent innocent family style to revolutionary, self-centered love children. Sprawled on this page are some of the people and items that helped to make the 60 ' s what they were! 47

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The Eighties, the New Decg ' e 1980 started out with a new president, Ronald Reagan. The new decade is very refreshing compared to the somber seventies. Fashion in the ' 80 ' s changed very much from the ' 70 ' s. Girls were wearing, knickers , mini- skirts , metallic colors, and in ' 80 the western style was hip . Guys wore emblemed polo shirts, short hair, and got rid of their designer jeans. Levi ' s and concert jerseys are timeless. Fads that were mod were, the Rubik ' s cube , video games, jogging, and Sony walkmen. r In 80 ' 81 rock n ' roll proved that it was definitely here to stay. The Rolling Stones asserted themselves again as, The World ' s Greatest Rock n ' Roll Band , with a 40 million dollar tour of the U.S. The Police, Rick James, Go-Go ' s, Pat Benatar, and AC DC emerged as supergroups for the ' 80 ' s. Bruce Springsteen captured the publics imagination as no one had for years, this challenge: dare to be great. And in this new decade we can ex- pect many more trends, public events, fads, and changes in the music we listen to. Below are the results of a poll distributed throughout the Class of 82. Top Album W Double Fantasy John Lennon Yoko Ono Top Single Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Go ' s Best Soul Album; Street Songs Rick James Best Soul Single Superfreak Rick James Top Group The Rolling Stones m Top Live Group ' ' - Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band Top Male Vocalist Steve Perry of Journey Top Female Vocalist t Pat Benatar f Top Soul Vocalist Lionel Ritchie Top Soul Group Earth, Wind, Fire Best Songwriter Paul McCartney Worst Group The Bee Gees Best New Group Go-Go ' s Album Cover of the Year Tatoo You — Rolling Stones Worst Radio Station 106K-WEST Favorite Radio Station 106.7 K-ROQ Favorite Disc Jockey Frazier Smith Largest Concert Attendance Rolling Stones ' L.A. concert 120,000+ Best Tour Universal Studios Favorite Magazine Creem Best Rock n ' Roll Flick Rocky Horror Picture Show Biggest Disappointment No new Bee Gees album Punk(s)oftheYear Ozzy Brooke Shields Favorite Comic Comedians Cheech Chong Moveof the Year Raiders of the Lost Ark Best Actor Actress Robert Conrad Jane Fonda What are your hopes and aspirations for the new decade? My hope for the ' 80 ' s is that I graduate and get a scholarship. Vladimir Chang That Los Angeles produces a championship football team. Ray Malavasi Once we had dignity and grace. After graduation we have nothing but our own time to waste. Worst Movie Tarzan, the Ape Man Worst Actor Actress John Travolta Bo Derek TV Show of the Year Greatest American Hero Soap of the Year General Hospital Favorite Talk Show Host Johnny Carson (who else?) Hero of the Year Indiana Jones of Raiders Comeback of the Year The Los Angeles Dodgers Sportsman of the Year Sugar Ray Leonard Rip-off of the Year Paying $1.43 for gas Male Female Sex Objects Woody Allen Princess Di Favorite Newscaster Geraldo Rivera of ABC News Event of the Year Attempted assasination of Presi- dent Reagan Achievement of the Year The Space Shuttle Favorite Pastime Having relationships Jerk of the Year Howard Cosell (again) Fad of the Year Trying not to look like a Preppy or a Punk Joke of the Year Reaganomics Street Phrase of the Year Hey, that ' s great All we are asking is that we give peace a chance! hope tomorrow you find better things. Peat Re-Peat John Lennon Ray Davies 49