Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Student Tastes Show Diversity Students found pleasure, this year, in both mod- ern progressive trends and the resurgence of older ones. A wide variety of tastes was present as each individual found his own place in the crowd. The musical preference was very diverse. Pro- gressive bands with computeristic sounds like the Human League achieved popularity with hit songs such as Don ' t You Want Me. Roc-a-billy music, a ' 50 ' s style, made a strong comeback with the popular Stray Cars singing Rock This Town, and Stray Cat Strut. Conventional rock music stayed popular with The Who, Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne playing concerts for hundreds of thousands of people. Tal- ented bands like Rush and Police proved to be the most popular with their catch-all style of music and albums containing top songs. MTV. the cable network which aired video mu- sic, brought a new dimension since the top bands had to write not only quality music, but also had to come up with good visual effects to make interest- ing videos. Popular videos were David Bowie ' s Ashes to Ashes, Peter Gabriel ' s Shock the Monkey, and Billy Idol ' s White Wedding. The movie industry found success in new films with old actors, modern science fiction, and sequels to older films. Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman achieved great success in Academy Award winning films Tootsie and The Verdict. Box office smash E.T. had unprecedented success with a heart warming, sentimental story. Airplane and Jaws III were also successful as sequels. Classic novels were the Ram favorites. Books such as Catcher in the Rye and Rebecca were checked out time and time again. GQ was the newest magazine to achieve popularity while others like Seventeen and Sports Illustrated rcmalntd fa- vorites. Day in and day out. hundreds of students fiocked to various fast food places to get a quick bite of inexpensive food. Naugles and McDonald ' s were traditional choices, but Pup ' n Taco became an- other favorite. Bobby McGee ' s was still the most popular dining out experience along with Oriental restaurants like the Happy Buddah. Culturally speaking there were no clear favorites amo ng students, but a very wide range of tastes. RIGHT: MODERN ART?— John Walkins has a tough time believing that this outdoor display at the Long Beach Museum of Art could be any form of art as he inspects the museum on an April afternoon. MIDDLE RIGHT: THE LIZARD KING— Vo One Here Here Gels Out Alive, the biography of Jim Morrison (the Lizard King), is particularly interesting to Steve Keller as he scrutinizes the novel in his room late one Sunday evening. 14 Activities Culture

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V v N.. X S - - v V A nuclear arms race is unneces- sary. We already have enough nu- clear weapons and could use the money on something else. Kristen Lockridge If we put a freeze on nuclear weapons, we run the risk of losing our greatest deterrent to war. . Bob Shockney

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LEFT: MAS (; R AN DE Sieve Sloan and Kelly C ly lcsd;ilc have more ihan Ihcy can handle as they enjoy a dinner al 1:1 Paso Canlina. BI-LOW RICJMT: A CHLTiRAI. DUO While leaving the long Beach Terrace Theater. Dave Ba- ker and Jennifer l.asher reflect back on a performance by ihc Long Beach Symphony k. ............ following cultural choices: »ong: Movie: Book: Hungry Like the Wolf Tootsie Catcher in the Rye Down Under E.T. The Bible Africa The Wall To Kill a Mockingbird Hard to Say I ' m Sorry 48 Hours Exodus Group: Food: Play or Musical: Rush Italian Fiddler on the Roof Men at Work Sweets A Chorus Line Asia Mexican The Sound of Music Stray CaU Seafood My Fair Lady s. ' A . Aci«fcmyolSI.Mwtnm lon.-i Brown Activities Culture 15