University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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The First Million Dollar Pep Rally The biggest pep rally of them all, Gator Growl, was thrown on October 28 by the biggest party .gator of them all, Albert the Alligator. Once again, this crowd-pleasing mascot hosted UFls biggest bash and this year's homecoming theme was, ilGators Have the Winning Ticket, the winning lottery ticket that is. The evening kicked off as Albert, along with a Growl audience of more than 70,000 students, faculty and alumni, watched the Florida Lottery Instant Game Million Dollar Drawing make Robert P. Rowell of Jacksonville $1 million richer. Following this was a performance by UF's marching band and the arrival of the Golden Knights, the 0.8. Army parachute team. The Knights, who dropped in on the festivities from a plane circling high above Florida Field, make a - spectacular entrance amidst a cheering crowd. The student skits followed with subjects such as Fruit 8 Fiberglass cereal and rednecks gunning down skateboarders at Turlington Hall. 6 Gater Growl Crowned the 1988 Homecoming Sweetheart was Missie Medolla, a 21-year-old advertising senior from Largo, Fl. The headline entertainment of comedians, Steven Wright, the man with the monotone, and Jerry Seinfeld, kept the audience in tears from non-stop laughter. Seinfeld, a Long lsland-raised comedian, put on an outstanding performance making hilarious the problems of everyday life like hair on shower walls, something he detests. Wright, the 29-year-old philosophical comedian from Boston, was the headliner and he pleased the audience with statements like, ilMy school colors were clearfi to which he added, illim not naked, I'm in the band. The evening was topped off with a spectacular fireworks and laser show that kept the crowd in their seats and cheering until the end of the three-hour show. 4 Dawn Douglass

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Concerts Rock UF Florida Blue Key and Student Government Productions presented the rock group Cheap Trick as the Homecoming 1988 concert on October 26. The band was on tour promoting their new album iiLap of Luxury. Their fans filled the OiConnell Center with enthusiasm and excitement as the fourman band e Robin Zander, Rick Nelsen, Tom Peterson, and Bun E. Carlos e gave an outstanding and memorable performance. The band performed some of their most popular songs from the past and present such as iiSurrender. ul Want You to Want Me, iiThe Flame, and even their own rendition of Elvis Presley's iiDonit Be Cruel. One of the most energetic concerts performed at the University of Florida took place on Saturday, September 10, 1988. Run DMC rocked the OiDome crowd with the help of fellow rappers D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. The concert was full of intense excitement. Run DMC performed hits off of their iiTougher Than Leather album such as iiMary, Mary and iiWalk This Way. D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince performed their popular hits iiParents Just Donit Understand and iiNightmare On My Street. Public Enemy and Stetasonic also gave outstanding performances. - Pam Shakerdge 8 Concerts