Normal Community High School - Echoes Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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Students fconftf gefenoughf pproximately 2,717 people waited in darkness. A record- ing of Gene KeIIy's 'ISingin' In The Rainw began to play to the anxious crowd. They were thrilled when popular British singer Paul Young, not Gene Kelly, finally appeared on stage to finish the song. Peformers often look for ways like this to make their concerts unique. But all concerts have something in com- mon-the audience is there for excite- ment. No other age group is known for its love of excitement more than high school students. According to Jane Campagna, advi- sor to the ISU entertainment committee, approximately 25 percent of ticket buyers to ISU concerts are high school students. I think even ISU students would agree that a concert is more fun when it is a sold-out performance, she said. lt doesn't matter who attends as long as the building is full. Carrie Taylor 1105 agrees. Taylor en- joys going to concerts, especially with - lots of people. Going in a large group makes it more fun, she explained. What makes a concert enjoyabIe ? The excitement, said Angela Bau- man l125. You can feel it before the concert begins and hear it in all the noise. Bauman especially liked the audi- ence participation she experienced at an Amy Grant concert at the U of I Assem- bly Hall in Champaign. During one song everyone was standing up and swaying back and forth together, she recalled. tilt was great. Even though concerts can be excit- ing and fun, they do have their draw- backs. Bauman admits that she really doesn't like any one group enough to spend two hours or more listening to them. I certainly don't want to spend money for something I don't enjoy that much, she said. A Doug Huntman l105 avoids hard -oSpeaking to a crowd of thousands, Bobbi Pol- zine, of Groundswell, Minnesota, voices her con- cern about the farmers' plight with John Cougar Mellencamp at the Farm-Aid concert. 22-Concerts rock concerts, such as Motley Crue, be- cause of the image the performers pre- sent. He explains, I also donlt like some of the people who go to those con- certs. In Huntman's opinion, the price of concert tickets is the biggest problem. They're too expensive, he said. The average cost of a concert ticket at ISU ranges from S8-315, depending on the performer. Campagna admits, It's hard to get well-known performers to play lin5 a town this size. We just don't have as large a facility as compared to, say, Chi- cago. Paul Young's opinion differs. He and his band enjoy playing in smaller towns. The band has a better feeling knowing they're playing in front of kids that don't see shows very often, he said. They can't get enough. - Denise Webb l125 SSS I

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4- The 1985 senior Court consisted of Susan Hed- in, Jennifer Barnes, Lynne Powell, Brenda Toland and Tanja Powers. 1Powderpuff cheerleader Aaron Voss 1121 shows his best side at the Powderpuff football game, held at the Chiddix football field. Inns Xwifx Q g. xt , 3 HN .sw . S433-3 5 ' i K N- ka, x T was ' i3 '5W5t' 'Q ' ' , 1 'v XS ,N S 'E Q f as., B tss, S t ff-ff ,AGM E- fFIashing a smile during the rainy Homecoming parade is Brenda Toland l12j, Homecoming Queen. Homecoming-21

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