Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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With Rock ’n Roll 1981 Sounds Off Big name rock groups visited Salt Lake every month this year, to provide valley rockers with quality music. This city has always been a favorite stop on the road for famous groups, because, they say, crowd en thusiasm ranks high here. So high, that for one of Salt Lake’s most popular groups one night was just not enough. Styx opened the Paradise Theater two nights in a row to near sell- out crowds. Up until the middle of 1981, ticket sales were much the same here as elsewhere. People would come the night before tickets went on sale, find their place in line, and camp out. When the box office opened at ten the next morning, they were the ones who got the good seats. This practice called for extra police enforcement every time tickets went on sale, so the Salt Palace came up with a new plan. From then on, line numbers were passed out at random. This way, over- nighters had no more chance of getting the good seats than the people who arrived at 9:00. For the more dedicated con- cert goer. Salt Lake was the closest place for concerts, but not the only place. Many Alta students traveled to Boulder, Colorado, to see the beloved Stones in concert. How did you rate on the num- ber of concerts you saw? Did you see Cheap Trick open up the new year as the first con- cert of 1981? Maybe you saw April Wine’s opening act. Lo- verboy, outclass the main at traction! Did Ted Nugent blow you away with Wango Tango, or did you stare in awed silence as Styx opened up the Paradise Theater? Did you take it on the run with REO when they post poned their April engagement, Concerts in ’81 January- Cheap Trick February- Molly Hatchet March Rainbow, Pat Travers April- April Wine, Loverboy May- Ted Nugent, Judas • Priest June- Rush July- Styx, Blue Oyster Cult, Beach Boys, Juice Newton August- REO Speedwagon, Grateful Dead September Little River Band October Rick Springfield Rolling Stones, Blackfoot, Def Leppard November- Fresh Aire December Frank Zappa Decked out in a safari outfit with an animal-like look on his face, the wild Ted Nugent pounds out crowd pleas- ing. loud rock and roll. His appearance on May 4 was the start of a hot sum- mer, full of good concerts. and catch them when they fi- nally arrived in August? And on Halloween night, did you take your younger siblings trick or treating, or did you treat your- self to Rick Springfield? All of these groups made 1981 a great year, as usual, for Salt Lake City’s rockers. Screaming their appreciation, the crowd in the Salt Palace begs for more. Blackfoot obliges by sending out their unique sound as they strut around the stage, just out of reach of fans. Photos by Mark Stringham 36 • Rock Concerts

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images '81 - Year Of Lady Justices DEATHS OMAR BRADLEY last of the five-star generals MOSHE DAYAN former Israelie De- fense Minister . JOE LOCJIS 12-year heavyweight champi- on, retired undefeated HARRY CHAPIN song writer and singer . . WILLIAM HOLDEN actor . PADDY CHAYEFSKY author and screenplay writer . . . ALBERT SPEER Hitler’s master builder BOB MARLEY Jamaican prince of Reggae music . . . ELLA T. GRASSO first woman governor . . . LOTTE LENYA actress WILLIAM SAROY- AN author of Broadway hit, “The Time of Your Life” ... LOWELL THOMAS newscas- ter for 46 years . . . ANITA LOOS author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . . GEORGE JESSEL comedian . NAT- ALIE WOOD actress . . MEL- VYN DOUGLAS actor BILL HALEY rock and roll pio neer — Rock Around the Clock”. SPORTING EVENTS 1981 BOBBY UNSER thought he had won the Indianapolis 500 when he crossed the finish line first — a video tape showed Unser passing cars while a yellow caution flag was being waved — the victory was awarded to runner up MARIO ANDRETTI — when Unser appealed the Just married, with her veil raised. Prin- cess Diana and Prince Charles left Lon don s St. Paul s Cathedral after their July ceremony An estimated 750 mil lion throughout the world watched the parades and ceremony on television. ruling his title was restored, but he had to pay a fine of $40,000 . DAVID GOODWIN, dubbed Spider Dan climbed Chica- go’s 110 story skyscraper us- ing suction cups to secure him to the building while police, firefighters and onlookers watched in amazement . . . JOHN MCENROE upset Swe- den’s BJIORN BORG for his first men’s singles at Wimble don CHRIS EVERET LLOYD downed HANA MAND LIKOVA of Czechoslovakia for her third Wimbledon women’s singles crown . . . SUGAR RAY LEONARD scored a 14th round technical knockout over THOMAS HEARNS in Las Ve- gas which acquired him the World Boxing Association title . . . B.Y.U. had a 12-2 football record, was rated first in the WAC and won the Holiday Bowl title ... JIM MCMAHON became the first string quarter- back on the UPI All American Team and broke 56 NCAA re cords ... the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH rated second in the WAC WORLD SERIES — L A. Dodgers beat the New York Yankees . . . SUPERBOWL Oakland Raiders beat the Phila delphia Eagles. Salt Lake Bol den Eagles brought home their second consectuve Stanley Cup and began their fall season with a 16 game winning streak. TOP UTAH NEWS STO- RIES 1981 1. The debate and subse quent cancellation of MX in Utah and Nevada. 2. The conviction of John Paul Franklin for the snip- ing killings of two black joggers in Liberty Park. 3. Five people died in an ex plosive making plant in Grantsville, Utah. 4. Governor Matheson lost his bid to ban the transfer of Wet-Eye Bombs from Denver to Utah; 900 were moved to Tooele. 5. KSL investigative team ex posed Ponzi or Profit, the largest ponzi scheme ever and also uncovered a white collar crime bilking many. 6. Five campers were killed in a propane explosion in a Moab camping ground. 7. Garbage explosion at State Prision damaged power lines and plunged Utah and neighboring states into darkness. 8. University of Utah applica tion for use of an artificial heart in humans was ap- proved by the FDA. 9. Controversy over hiring union or non-union con- tractors surrounded the In- termountain Power Pro- ject. 10. Utah gained a third con- gressional district, and a controversy arose over the realignment of districts to reapportion for the new congressman. 11. John Preston Creer and Utah Power and Light. 12. Christine Durham became the first woman nominated for the Utah State Su- preme Court. Current Events • 35

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 Wrapped in the Union Jack (British Flag). Mick Jagger struts in a frenzied motion around stage in front of 60.000 fans. The Rolling Stones performed for two consecutive nights for over 120.000 people during their stop at Boulder. Pounding out the heavy-metal to a crowd of rockers. Glenn Tipcon smiles with confidence as Judas Priest plays hit after hit. The group was well-re ceived in the Salt Palace in May Giving the audience their money’s worth and more. Dennis DeYoung, of Styx, sings one of their hits on the first night of their two evenings in Salt Lake. A detailed backdrop proclaims that this is Paradise at the Styx concert July 3 and 4. By the end of the show, fans were convinced that it really was paradise. Rock Concerts • 37