Cayuga Community College - Nainrubua Yearbook (Auburn, NY)

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1 I W.. ..,a---n1rHPf !5 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP of Rick Der- ringer, the group has the crowd cheering. Teaming up with fellow guitarist, Mark Cunningham, Rick Derringer brings the spirit of rock music to a September 9 crowd. Q v L ,r R f l' 55-50 S xx: - lv- L YV may i . , Q . The stage was set. Stirring anxious- ly, cheering rock fans packed the gym- nasium. Although a delay had been announced, it only proved to heighten expectations of the night to come. Finally, the members of Derringer stormed onto the stage. It was well worth the wait. . Spotlighted was a fiery, new group calling themselves Derringer. Led by Rick Derringer, once an Indiana boy with the name of Zheringer, the na- tionally known band came to Upstate New York. They delivered, as one on- campus fan put it, a fantastic show, no doubt about it. Worldly in the music business, Rick Derringer had appeared with such acts as The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, and Alice Cooper. Along with the collaborated talents of Kenny Aaronson, a native New Yorker play- ing bass, Mark Cunningham, 2nd gui- taristg and Myrion Grombacher on drums, he ignited an enthusiastic spark of excitement at our campus on Sep- tember 9, 1977. Derringer 9

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Who Says 493 AN IDEALIST, Rick Derringer feels that there are new horizons to be developed, new audiences to listen, and new music to be made. Rick brings this philosophy to C4 in his song, Come on Let's Go. R Derringer OVER 800 PEOPLE fill the campus gym- nasium to hear Derringer a new but estab- lished rock group electrify its audience. As musician!composerlproducer Rick Derring er has been in the music business since 1962. , , - Q You Can't Buy a Thrill? if? 9 tba A NATIVE NEW YORKER, Kenny Aaron- son plays lead bass guitar for Derringer. Kenny is one of the original components of the group, associating with Rick since 1973. HOPING TO CREATE a mood of excite- ment, the group wants to project the ener that good rock music is all about. The tal- ents of second guitarist, Mark Cunninghar are pooled to contribute to the groups en' ergy source.

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EN ROUTE to the auditorium are members of the Board of Trustees. Leading the in- augural procession is Dr. A. Cimildora and Dr. G. Atwater accompanied by Mr. M. Goldman, Mayor P. Lattimore, and Dr. A. LoCastro. HE STILL TALKS ABOUT IT. Sopho- more Bunny Schockmel's son, Nathan, was one of the many impressed by the Contigulia concert. Native Auburnians, John and Rich- ard Contigulia played a faultless concert. ADMIRED BY FANS throughout the world, duo pianists, John and Richard Contiguglia stage an inaugural concert in honor of the new president, Dr. John Anthony. Held at Auburn High School, the special musical event was made possible by the Cayuga Stu- dent Government Organization. A varied week indeed took place October 8-16. The local Community College Week produced a wide spec- trum of events for all. Highpoint of the week was the inauguration of Dr. John Anthony, the third president of our college. A colorful, dignified ceremony was followed by a reception in the stu- dent lounge. World renowned duo-pia- nists, John and Richard Contiguglia topped the inaugural day off with a 10 Community College Week PERI-IAPS BIZARRE but definitely fun was Community College Week's catch-a-greased pig contest . Part of a three man team, English Professor, Dick Mahlstedt, tries his hand as a pro-greased-pig chaser. Teams con- sisted of student versus faculty members in this slippery event. concert held in honor of our new pres- ident. On the lighter side of the week was the Faculty-Student Game Day, which occurred Friday. Events held were bas- ketball, chess, broom hockey, and even zany attractions such as the greased pig romp and the smooch boothf' The week proved to bring students and faculty together in the spirit of fun. Q.