Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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and many students were able to travel to see them perform. It was an excellent concert even though it was raining but there were two shows to compensate for the bad weather, stated Jackie Calhoun. As the hopes of the Stones coming to El Paso were lost, students looked forward to upcoming concerts. Van Halen arrived to perform at the coliseum and gave the crowd of 10,000 plus a show for their money. November 17 two more concerts arrived, Blackfoot, who played at the coliseum. Mick Jogger excels In his concert performance. (Photo courtesy of El Paso Times) 4 Chuck Mangione on stage. (Photo courtesy of El Paso Times) and Willie Nelson, who played at the Pan Am Center. Each catered to his own kind of crowd with their own kind of music. Neither entertainer drew sell-out crowds, and the Journey concert was a well- awaited concert. Tickets sold fast, with many people buying up to 30 tickets at one time. Many students waited in line up to four hours for the chance to buy their own tickets, I went to Las Cruces to get my tickets fast so I would be assured good seats only to see that many people had slept overnight to be first in line. I finally got my tickets in El Paso, commented Laurie Stowe. Despite the long lines for the tickets and the fact that they sold out in a few days, students considered the waiting in line well worth it. CONCERTS 25

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t Willie Nelson in concert (Photo cour- tesy ol the El Paso Times) ♦ Steve Perry on stage (Photo courte- sy ol the El Paso Times) Entertainment The year of '81-'82 had lots to offer in the field of entertainment. Many students from around El Paso and even Las Cruses traveled to the coliseum and the Pan American Center to hear their favorite singer or band perform in person. Eddie Rabbitt was the first singer to come to the Southwest area to entertain. September 12 a large crowd of Las Cruces and El Paso fans swarmed to the Pan American Center to hear the band. Also in September Triumph, Mahogany Rush, and Riot performed one concert at the El Paso County Coliseum. Next to arrive was the Little River Band on October 1. PaKBenatar arrived October 18 and was well received by a sold-out crowd at the Pan American Center. Tickets to the concert had sold out in a day and a half, with only a few seats remaining behind the stage. These also sold out within a matter of days. Pat excited the crowd with her hit singles which had been on the charts for weeks. Portraying her rock and roll image, Benatar was dressed in black tights and a golden Danceskin, She looked so good out there on the stage in her outfit, and her singing wasn't bad either, stated senior Sergio Grado. After Pat Benatar was Chuck Mangione, who performed at the Pan Am Center October 22. I really enjoyed his music. He’s got his own kind of music, commented Gwendy Galbraith. None of the concerts, though, excited the students as much as the possibility that the Rolling Stones might be dropping into El Paso on their U.b. Tour. They were supposed to play at the Sun Bowl if they came, but the Sun Bowl chairman said that they would probably not be allowed to play there because it might cause extensive damage to the astro-turf. Had the Sun Bowl been available, the Stones might have come to El Paso and tickets would have sold for approximately $20.00. Instead the Stones went on to play in Houston and Dallas, Blackloot (Photo courtesy ol the El Paso Times) CONCERTS

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Film ★Television ★Stage she is 15. he is 17. the love every parent fears ... ” Starring gorgeous Brooke Shields opposite newcomer Martin Hewitt, endless love was the story of a boy who would not give up an overwhelming drive, and a rl who surrendered to it. rossing some $14 million in its first 3 weeks of release, the film was a box office smash, netting Brooke a $1 million salary plus a share of the film's profits, endless love was definitely one of the most popular and widely seen films this past year. However, the year's top money grosser was Raiders of the Lost Ark. Within eight months, Paramount Pictures earned a whopping $145 million, making Raiders the year's 1 movie blockbuster! Also popular was critically acclaimed Oscar winner Timothy Hutton in Taps. The film dealt with a group of overzealous cadets at a military academy threatened with extinction after the departure of its charismatic superintendent. Both Taps and Hutton were a big hit! Horror movies were also a big thing and there were lots to choose from. Thrillers such as Hell Night, The Burning, An American Werewolf in London, and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker kept us all on the edge of our seats. Janet, the nurse in Universal's Halloween II who got stabbed in the temples with a hypodermic needle, was actress Ana Alicia Ortiz, a Coronado graduate. When we weren't screaming with terror, Dudley Moore had us rolling with laughter. Despite insurmountable odds and being just a tiny bit tipsy. At military school graduation cere- receives the flag from George C. school. (Photo courtesy of Twentieth monies, cadet major Timothy Hutton Scott, the general who is head of the Century-Fox Film Corp.) 26 MOTION PICTURES Arthur finally managed to get the woman he loved in the hilarious comedy, Arthur. In Absence of Malice, Sally Field starred as a zealous newspaper reporter eager to get her story. The man who picked up his paper to find he was the subject of her damaging headline was co-star Paul Newman. Absence explored what happens when a seemingly powerless individual and a representative of a revered institution collide. Modol actress Felice Schachter of NBC's hit comedy series The Facts of Life stars in MGM's The Wiz Kid. (Photo courtesy of Universal Fan Clubs.)