Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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Hooters rock in Tippen Gym On a cold fall night in September, Tip- pen gymnasium was rocked by the Hoot- ers. You may be asking yourself What are Hooters? Well if you ' re anyone who knows anything about Rock Roll, you know that they are one of the hottest new bands to emerge in quite a while, and after many changes within the Philade- phia based band, the current members are Rob Hyman, Eric Bazillion, Andy King, John Lilley, and David Uosilkinen. The band ' s name stems from the musi- cal instrument they use in many of their songs, called a Hooter. A Hooter is a small keyboard, which when blown into, produces musical sounds. It is quite an unorthodox instrument for a rock band, but says singer keyboardist Rob Hyman, That ' s what we ' re all about, we go crazy trying to keep our songs different from other top 40 songs. He also talked about how the band goes about writing their hit songs, at a pre-concert press conference with the rest of the band: The writing takes a long time, he said, We start out with 20 or 25 ideas and narrow it down. The group arrived in Clarion as part of their 150 city, 10 month tour. It has taken them to such places as Australia and Canada, and they have been through most of the United States. As a result, they have been on the road for quite some time. Says Eric Bazillion, We do the best we can; eat well, work out, or we ' ll turn into slugs. He added, We learn to lean on each other. According to Rob Hyman, some of the band ' s musical influences were the Bea- tles, because they wrote their own materi- al, and, strangely enough- Burl Ives. During the standing room only concert in Tippen gym, the band played many of their most popular songs, including All you Zombies , Where Did the Children Go? , and the title track from the album Nervous Night. The Hooters ' sound can be heard on Cyndi Lauper ' s debut album, She ' s so Unusual , because both Eric and Rob played on it, and Rob even wrote some of the songs. The Hooters expect their next album will be a big success, and they will hope- fully embark on another tour that will bring them back to Clarion. -Joseph Barr -Cory Chrisley 12 John Lilley jams to the Hooters ' tunes. Who do ya ' love, baby? Eric Bazillion keeps the beat while showing his stuff

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Cinder Block Blues Do you remember all the doubts you had when you first started living in the dorm? The first time I opened that door and stood facing those plain walls, I knew that if I didn ' t do something decorative, and quickly, insanity would certainly set in. It was not only the barren plaster, there were so many other things to adjust to as well: ten different stereos going at once; the late hours of loud voices; the frantic, fanatic and hilarious people! And I never knew there was such a thing as child- proof furniture before college. The worst, however, was probably the fighting twen- ty other girls for the one decent shower! Those things that once caught us off guard as fresh inhabitants of CUP, such as people hanging out windows seven stories above, now as veterans don ' t even make us look twice. There are so many reasons why we live, we learn, we adjust. We actually enjoy. -Angela Murphy To all of you who have at one time (or many times) been sitting at your desk, alone in your dormroom, agonizing over speech or calc: Out of nowhere, just as you ' ve begun Chapter I, like the subtleness of a cool breeze you hear voices, and as quickly as they came they go away. Back to work, Chapter I. You move to your bed, you study better there anyway. You ' re relaxed and ready to go, Chapter I. Again, the voices, mingled with laughter this time, a little clearer, a little louder. A door shuts. The noise is gone, and so is your concen- tration. But you ' re determined (that test tomorrow). Okay, here you go, Chapter I — it happens again, like an ocean gust the voices roar this time, there is music and is that pizza you smell? The noise flows enveloping you in its merriment. You know better, but slowly you get up (but are sure to keep the book opened be- cause you know you ' ll be back.) Follow- ing the chitter-chatter you turn down the deserted hall (where is everyone?) Three doors down you stop, the noise at its peak. You turn the knob, peek inside — and you thought your roommate went to the library . . . Back to your room, getting darker with nightfall, the window breeze slowly, gent- ly, laughingly turns the calc. pages one by one .... -Lisa Dean 14 A prison corridor? No! It ' s where many CUP students live. Where does she think she ' s going to put all that stuff? Bill Rehkopf, Michele Orf. Spanky Cardella. Rob Goldman. Darcey Blose and Andy Mallison let the good times roll!