Clarkston High School - Angora Yearbook (Clarkston, GA)

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ight! Camera! Action! Those words characterize this year in entertainment. In the movie world, there was Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, in Beverly Hills Cop. His hu- mor was a big hit, and his mov- ie set box oflice records. Wed- ding bells were heard in The Muppets Take Manhatten, when Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy finally tied the knot. Not long afterwards, there were baby Kermits and Miss Piggies running around! One of the biggest movies of the year was Ghostbusters. The red circle with a slash across it became a symbol for many ideas throughout the rest of the year. Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray really made a name for themselves in Ghost- busters. Some of the movies that we will remember were Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Protocol, Top Secret, Witness, Vision Quest, The Killing Fields, A Soldier's Story, and Heaven Help Us. The Slugger's Wife DHT I. JI JI ll. JA was filmed in Atlanta during the summer, and premiered here in the spring of 1985. On the live stage, Michael Jackson was a hit with his Vicq tory Tour. It was such a suc- cess that the concert had to be moved to the Atlanta Stadium so that more people could at- tend. Even though Jackson was a hit there were two other stars slowly pushing him out of the spotlight. They were Prince and the Revolution, and Bruce Springsteen. Prince had six shows in Atlanta at the Omni. Only three were origin-

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iord. The Chicago Cubs won their Hrst pennant in 39 years. In football, Walter Payton broke the all time rushing record with 13,000 yards, beating Jim Brown 's 14 year mark of 12,000 yards. The Falcons sunk to a new low as William Andrews, Steve Bartkowski, and Billy White Shoes Johnson all went out with injuries. The USFL nabbed its 3rd straight Heisman Trophy M , .rr aryghf-4 qi, L WV fQ7.f:f4.:Qf1f17jfgQ?,, :fi . . ' ,,.fiam3:Z.'fi2i2fi A'Q T52 . 1 M ,grw.Wf9f5 fs, 516213154 at - ' Q ,Qu- was ie,4'5g:msw 'ew wwzfffipg, if-n,W'u.1f winner, Doug Flutie from Boston College. The Georgia Tech Yel- low Jackets pulled the upset of the year as they beat the Bull- dogs between the hedges at San- ford Stadium. BYU was named National Champs, but many dis- puted their Victory because of their light schedule. The Tech basketball team was ranked 5th in the polls, while Georgia fought a tight race in the SEC. Georgia beat Kentucky in Rupp Arena f I ' ,W y fe,,Q,,,5,, e ' for the Hrst time in 63 years. Tech beat North Carolina for the first time in 29 games as they upset the Tarheels in Carmichael Auditorium. With Tech playing such good basketball, Alexander Colisium became the Thriller- dome for all Tech fans and a menace for their ACC rivals. In the pro ranks, Dominque Wil- kins was named the KING OF THE SLAMDUNKQ and Bos- ton, Philadelphia, and the LA Lakers were the top teams. With- out a doubt, this has been one of the Hnest years in sports history. 219

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l Um gmifi ....,,,...... , ..... ill y scheduled. His Hrst movie Durple Rain, was just as suc essful as his concerts Bruce Springsteen had a successful fear with his Born in the USA llbum and tour. Julian Len ron sone of ex-Beatle John 1ad a debut album Valotte hat earned raves in the US Vorty-six year old Tina Turner nade a comeback in the re ording business winning the F984 Grammy Award for Best .ty r ' 9 106' Single with Whats Love Got To Do W1th It Chaka Khan won her hrst Grammy in the R Ka B held Lionel Richey had the Best Album of the Year Can t Slow Down and the Best New Artist of 1984 was Cynd1 Lauper Bruce Springsteen s Danclng ln the Dark was voted the Best Vocal of the Year and Thrlller won for the Best Vid eo Album of 1984 Concerts to remember were REO Speed wagon Chicago Joan Rivers U 2 Iron Maiden Kiss and Survivor On telev1s1on there were many new popular mov ies and television shows Dou ble Trouble V Kate and Alhe Whos the Boss Mlaml V1ce The Cosby Show Cover Up and Punky Brewster were some ofthe shows that made It through the fall All of this en tertainment made 1984 85 a year we ll not forget I . . , . . 1 1 1 1 - . - . . - ' 1 1 1 I 1 . . . . .. -, f ' ' 1 I . . . l . - 1 ' ' , . ' 1 1 1 1 . .- , . . . 1 1 1 1 V . , I 1 1 ' 1 1 1 L . . . . . - V , . 1