Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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22 Rick Pinetle Oak

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Icy roads and a chilling wind have little impact on audience size as nearly 4.700 people crowd into Gross Memorial Colise- um. Through the mist of a fog. overall dad Roger Boyd eases into a hard rock song. Head East splashes in Midwest HI t might be cold in Hays, but it is going to be | HOT in Gross Memorial Coliseum ' These words, spoken by Dave Brown, Memorial Union Activities Board program director, best de- scribed the evening of Jan. 31. Although the warm, mild January weather was briefly interrupted by the first snowfall of the year, icy roads and windy snow did not stop 4,680 people from crowding into the coliseum for the hard rock sounds of Head East. Led by producer keyboard player Roger Boyd, the five-piece band entertained a standing, applaud- ing audience with tunes such as “Since You ' ve Been Gone, “Get up and Enjoy Yourself, and “Never Been Any Reason. The opening act was Missouri, a five-piece hard rock band from St. Louis. Stepping up the pace of the rock music was jug- gler Chris Bliss. The young entertainer, who has appeared on The Midnight Special and per- formed with Dr. Hook and the Starland Vocal Band, sent an array of florescent tennis balls and stream- ing fire into the air as he juggled to the sounds of “Stairway to Heaven, “Carry On, and Sgt Pep- per A Day in the Life

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Last Sheridan concert features rock ' n ' roll of East coast band W hen the tights dimmed in Sheridan Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 22, am other concert was near beginning, while a tradition was about to end. The east coast rock and roll band, Oak, marked the last concert in Sheriden Coliseum. Led by Rick Pinette, founder of the band in 1970, the five-piece group performed primarily rock and roll tunes, including their hit single, “This is Love ’ Although not well known in Kansas, the band ' s success in the northeast played a vital role in its appearance in western Kansas, ,H The music committee figured Oak was an up- and-coming band, Mike Maxwell, Memorial Union Activities Board music chairperson, said. “We wanted the people to have a chance to see some- body new and different Despite the unexpectedly low turnout of 200 peo- ple, the atmosphere challenged a full capacity crowd with cheers, foot stomping and dapping. ‘The people who w re there really enjoyed the concert immensely, ' Maxwell said, ' They got one good show 1 Leading off the evening’s entertainment was J.T. Cook, a seven-piece band from Kansas City, Mo, The group set the pace for Oak to enter the stage with “Bright Blue Eyes, 1 a number one hit in the Kansas City area during the summer. When Oak finished its final selection for the even- ing, and the response of the audience slowly faded, the band left the stage, the crowd dispersed out into the autumn air, and the concerts in Sheridan Colise- um became memories. Opening entertainment was provided by the seven-piece Kan- sas City. Mo. band. J.T. Cook, Lead vocalist Rick Pinette and remaining Oak members per- form the final concert in Sheridan Coliseum. Rick Pinette 23