Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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New Trivia Croze Takes Over While Breekdoncing Hangs On America hod r0 become or leosr 0 rod bir were equally Top ticker seilersi broinier ofrer 1984 when rhe rrivio games hir The television scene finally deserved some rhe marker in full force. The original Trivial Pur- credir rhis year for its oddirions of such shows us suir game along wirh irs various edirions, bee Cagney and Lacey, Simon and Simon, and Sr come the victim of endiess numbers of orher Elsewhere ro rhe uireody running Cheers, Hill rrivio game copies. Even rhe almost forgorren Srreer Blues, and Dynasty. The Soap Operas Rubik's Cube can't compare ro rhese games held most college srudenrs' orrenrions while which resr people's knowledge. coming up with even more bizarre srorylines Another new irem which swept The norion Ihon iosr yeore Days of Our Lives gave Ali My was Nurrosweeri Ir srorred appearing in foods Children 0 very close run, especially during rhe some time ago beginning yer onorher borrle Srephono DiMeoro episodes, while General for rhe soft drinks. Now, insreod of producrs Hospirol somehow lost irs old pizozz ofier rhe containing only a blend of nurrosweer, we loss of Luke and Laura. hove producrs conroining 10cm, hurrosweer. The combination of new clothing feds, hew Breckdoncing movies come or us like waves gome fads, 0nd exciring movies and musicoi over rhe summer, bur rhe two big block-busr- orrisrs oli wrapped up wirh oil the other new ers were Ghosrbusrers ond Gremlins. Depend- fods and fashions, added 0 Iirrie brighrness r0 ing on which one you sow firsr, one may have the overoge person's world. been a iirrle berrer rhon rhe other, bur borh 'mwwwmgmmemgomw The new Trivia game craze even i Mm m, mm. MW . Wlmeng-ngmmmg rook II'S affect on Augusrono srudenrs mm. who formed 0 group and met on Sundays ro resr their knowledge 0nd have some fun. The big video game phase which had a ior of young people forking our quorrers and had a Ior of parents Upr ser still hangs in with new and Did games, bur basically has died our 05 a fad. 22 Fads C1 Fashions

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ginw' wry; Every year rhor goes by seems To increase rhe number of new fads and fashions, Losr year we sow rorn swearshirrs 0nd mini-skirrs, while rhis year the fashion marker swirched r0 Ieorher ourfirs and wild accessories. Bur how could This be helped when the country's rop performers were headed by Michael Jackson, Sheila Es, Madonna, and Prince? Losr yeor Mi- chael Jackson woiked away with olmosr every musical oword there was, bur rhis yeor Prince plunged inro rhe movie world wirh his box office smash Purpfe Rom. His music and sryie affected nearly everyone wherher posirively or nor. Anorher musicoi performer, Madonna, olso wenr over big rhis year 05 well as Bruce Springsreen end his rop of rhe charts hir Born In The U.S.A. Meonwhiie, beds in rhe fashion scene, Punk and preppie were Terms Thor jusr seemed to fade away in 1984. No exocr rirle was given to The new rrends, bur rhe big hiTs were jean These oversized sweolers come in on army of coiors, and could be worn wirh rhe Veneckline either in from or buds. Photo courresy of Ups And Downs, Soulh Pork Mail. Another dispioy from Chess King shows rhe rwo mos! common coiors available in leorher wirh This. ourfir consist- ing of 0 leather hur. tie, ondjociser. Prince rocked the music worid with his movie and sound- rrock of Purple Rain wirh such songs as When Doves Cry, iiLer's Go Crazy, and iiEroric Ciry. Feds And Fashions World Sees Leather And Musical Masters jockers, oversized shins 0nd sweorers, reverse coloredjeans, and pumps. Leather ourfirs done up wirh accessories such 05 handcuffs, open- iingered gloves, boors. bracelets, and bangles wenr over quire well also The eoring craze emerged even forrher rhis year wirh wild sryles 0nd of course, one hole in each ear srill wosn'r enough. Chrisrmos time flared up rhe demand for Cabbage Porch Dolls and ourhenric odoprion papers and birrh cerrificores. The Toy manufac- rurers rook grear odvonroge of creoring similar copies of rhe dolls, however most peaple srili srood in lines, entered contests, and lireroliy foughr over gerring rhe rrue Cabbage Porch. Ir was amazing how imporronr being in style was for mosr peopie in 1984, and it was equolv iy astonishing how many people feil prey TO rhe new feds. Don'r forger, rhis is 0 world of socieries srriving r0 express rheir individualiries. Fods And Fashions 21

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Along wirh me Xeorher ourfirs. chem belrs, and banged eonings, gfoves for borh guys and gals become rhe fashion craze in 1984 ofTer Michael Jackson stoned the rrend of wearing one glove. Here The women's sryle glove wirh cur rangers is shown. Jean Jackets were big in the ffmes, stayed around through rhe sixties and seventies, and now in 1984 have come back in more splashing sryles, designs, colors, and more ways r0 dress Them up. I-I-L The classic Jam Box and rhe Walkman re- main imporront ports in the music wond us well as The Xoresr type of dancing ccHed Breaking' in which people moon walk, spin Ground on Their heads, and perform unusml arm movements. Fads t3 Fashions 23