Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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Us AB members Pam Brown and Doug Mon- tieth give their approval for the song Long Line of Love as they hold up their lighters, the tradi' tional nod of approval for concert-goers. -photo by Brad Shirley upon arriving at the beach, master of ceremonies, Eric Fox and Jim Henderson waste a little time on improving their tans during one of the acts. -photo by Steve Holman reshman Michelle Mas- teller brings to the audi- ence the old gospel song l Go to the Rock. Be- sides performing in the talent show, Masteller was earlier crowned freshman queen. ' photo by Brad Shirley Nr' Q rior to the show, Brad Jett and Rance Shields take time to tune their guitars and run through, for the last time, their song, Long Line of Love. - photo by Steve Holman 'X X kkkx X 0 Biggief Follies l l s

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Take A Bow was crowned the fresh- men queen. T h e a u d i e n c e laughed as Jack Dove, a master of ceremo- nies, did imitations of all the voices as he read the old Mother Goose story, Chicken Little. Follies then went from Zoom in the 7O's to the 5O's, as the North Stars sang of the thrills and hardships of Freshmen Lovin. Brad Morris dis- played his creative abil- ity at the piano as he played Angry Young Man. He then sur- prised the audience with his singing talent as well. Surrounded by the growing popularity of rapping, Follies could not escape its own rap. The Lonely Hearts rapped to Tricky, declaring the difficulties and prob- lems of getting a date on campus. What would Zoom be without reading let- ters from fans? Follies' Zoom also had the wit- ty queries and ques- tions from thousands of Zoom viewers. The Zoom kids took their turns dipping into the letter-barrel and read- ing the letters to all. The audience was also encouraged to send in a SASE Cthat's a self- addressed - stamped- envelopej, if they had any questions. The battle to out do the upperclassmen with Freshmen Follies continued as strong as ever. The competition between the upper- classmen and the fresh- men made us work harder, I think, said Follies co-director, Ta- mara Robinson. But what all of the people in both shows want to do is to provide fresh and new entertain- ment. - The Big Picture 5 1 Performing in Biggie L A allows me to have fun, I using my music skills. I l am continually amazed at the growing talent on our campus. Merl Jennings I Susan Grant Biggief Follies

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olid Rock Christian bands give different meaning to rock-n- roll ock-n-Roll is here to stay at least Christian rock-n-roll, that is. The first artist to rock-Ra ley last fall was Steve Camp. Most of his songs were taken from his latest album, After Gods Own Heart . Students filled Raley Chapel and Camp Iivened them up with his up- beat music and strong stage presence. As the time of finals ap- proached, students came alive with the musical sounds of Wayne Watson. Watson opened his concert with The Peace that Passes Understand- ing, from an earlier album, Giants in the Land, and closed the concert with, Friend of a Wounded Heart. The capacity crowd seemed to enjoy the concert, and it gave students a chance to relax from studying. Watson ap- peared to have also enjoyed the concert. The audience was so warm and responsive. I felt a real intimacy with the audi- ence- a sort of mutal apprecia- tion, said Watson. During the Spring, the cam- pus went wild with the dual concert of Steven Curtis Chap- man and Whiteheart. Chapman opened the concert with songs from his latest album First Hand. The standing - only crowd was responsive, and able to get autographs from Chap- man during an intermission be- fore Whiteheart came on stage. Because of the capacity crowd, concert goers found that the only extra space to see the con- cert, was in the aisles and bal- cony stairs. Whiteheart exploded on the stage with smoke, lights, and a dynamic sound. The majority of the songs they performed were from their latest album, Emergency Broadcast. Billy Smiley, their guitarist and key- boardist, seemed to have thought the concert went well. For a great time in the Lord, and for the loudest audiance in the world, go to OBU, said Smiley. Before they left cam- pus, lead singer, Rick Florian, had a closing comment, stat- ing, Heaven's gonna be a rockin' place. I Concerts W ayne Watson sings, Two Loves , from his album, Watercolnred Ponies . Watson's concert was one with music, and he spoke to the audience often about views he had on the Christian life. - Photo by Brad Shirley