Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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farHri Idwide Aids eople Crying ... Y eople Dying Nationwide, people cried out for those less fortu- onto their feet again. Another attempt to help the homeless was Comic, nate than themselves. Soon those cries turned into a Artists United Against Apartheid was formed by Relief. This concert displayed the talents of Robin : desire to help the victims of misfortune. Bob Geldof Steve Van Zant who with numerous others recorded Williams. Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg. March ' directed Live-Aid and the former Band-Aid. Live- the single Sun City which was targeted toward the for Peace was an event targeted against Nuclean Aid was a sixte en hour concert that allowed fifty- Sun City resort in South Africa. Their goal was to Arms Control. seven acts to perform. The concert was staged in make more of us aware of the situation in South Cries were also heard for the loss of some famous! London and Philadelphia simultaneously, which Africa. personalities. America mourned the loss of Samantha! made it quite spectacular. All of the proceeds were On a different level, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Smith, a thirteen year old girl who wrote a peace; designated to aid the victims of famine in Ethiopia Knight. Stevie Wonder, and Elton John recorded a letter to Yuri Andropov in 1983 and later visited the andAmenca: single called That ' s What Friends are For with the Soviet Union. People cried while watching a nation Farm-Aid on contrast was an incredible concert proceeds going to AIDS research. Hands Across join together to help and to mourn, originated by country singer Willie Nelson. Farm America was an innovative idea designed to raise Aid ' s main goal was to help struggling farmers back money for the homeless in America. J ' « - We Want To © Say Goodbye

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It was an exciting year for both sports and music. Kansas City Royals ' fans cheered as their baseball team captured the World Series. Kansas City Royals ' pitcher, Bret Saberhagen pitched a five- hitter in the seventh game, to give the Royals the World Series crown over the not so lucky St. Louis Cardinals. What could have been said, that wasn ' t about William The Fridge Perry? Chicago Bears combined talent on and off the field with the Superbowl Shuffle and the Su- per Bowl Championship. The Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots by a score of 46 to 10. And although there are some who wonder if they ever do come to an end, when the seasons closed, there was always MTV or just music to turn to. Bruce Springsteen stole the stage here in America, while WHAM! was the first musical group to play in Communist Chi- na. Amy Grant dazzled as she continued to sing her Gospel messages set to a contem- porary rock beat. Wedding bells were the music for Madonna and Sean Penn. Diana Ross and Arne Naess, Jr., Bruce Spring- steen and Julianne Phillips, and Billy Joel and Chrjsty Brinkley, as they all tied the knot this past year. Then there were the groups that broke up such as Van Halen and the group called General Public. Some of the most famous Bands such as Duran Ouran and David Lee Roth of Van Halen went their separate ways for ever or for a short time. But don ' t forget the new greats such as Mister Mister and Simple Minds. n rock singer Amy Grant enjoys her performances. Performin to an interested crowd are WHAM ' s Andrew Ridgeley and Geoi lichael. The Fridge makes an important block against the Vikings. We Want To Say Goodbye