Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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i i. 9 1 t 1 -'ii L4-A---44 5' , t. L 5 - .2 -5 i ' . ,Q 'ifffisfz J fr f-qn,: f 5'?2'f2 .5.,,,s,s:,,5ni-I J . . Cable, movies, TV steals time Johnny Write, an average young man, settles for HThe Twilight Zonefl Enter one Johnny Write, an average young man of average height, weight, and intellect. He made average grades, drove an average car, and wore average clothes. He was a jour- nalism student, assigned the task of writing an entertaining story on entertainment for his high school yearbook. Now Johnny had a very average social life. He saw the obligatory popular movies such as 'iPorky's, t'Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, in order to hold up his end of conversations on one of these topics at school. He subscribed to cable and enjoyed the cheerleader movies as much as any other average red-blooded American boy. His family bought a video tape recorder so that they could watch movies not yet shown on cable, i.e. Arthur He enjoyed the benefits of recording his favorite television shows - lVI'A'S'H', and i'The Hill Street Blues - while he was preoccupied by homework and social obligations. Johnny also owes much appreciation to the Belknap Drive- In for letting his underaged average self into countless R rated movies. But still his prob- lem was how to put all of these things creative- ly and ingeniously into a story. After two weeks Johnny didn't have a word written. His parents were pressuring him to get a job, and his teachers were failing him because he had not turned in his homework. It seemed he had spent too much time indulging in television, videocassettes, cable, and movies, and his whole average lifestyle was crumbling down around him. Since Johnny was such an average person, he came to a natural solution, for what average person has not con- templated suicide? Exit one Johnny Write, an average youth who was the product of his time. He will be missed, but don't feel too bad - if one ever wants to see Johnny again just turn on the TV, or watch next month's featured movie on cable, or go see the current blockbuster at the theater or Belknap Drive-In. The marquee will have the names of some average movie star- ring John Ellington Write, a young man who is a little happier, and a permanent resident in that shadowland known as 'The Twilight Zone. l A Q: ,Jr r ' .1 ' Max 1 A - I nt i ,f ii i i VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT , , 11 if , J 72-.fi asia C r Pr 'M' Q '

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Band director Dee Tucker monitors the sound during the Christmas choir concert over the system in the library. Resembling an audience at a major concert at Tarrant County Convention Center or Reunion Arena, students cheer for Rick Presley in the auditorium. Concert popularity exceeds price Tape decks, portable radios, concerts, and mini-headphones The instant the lights went out, thousands of lighters glittered in the darkness. The roar of the crowd subsided as everyone rushed to his seat. Suddenly an explosion of sound burst from the stacks of amps surrounding the stage. Colored spotlights illuminated members of the warmup band at a major concert. Although ticket prices continued to climb upward, usually costing between S10 and S15 each, concerts remained a popular form of entertainment. Country and soul concerts did occasional- ly take place, but rock concerts were by far the most prominent occurrences. With groups such as Rush, Journey, and ACXDC, The Police, Ozzy Osborne, Van Halen, Loverboy, Foreigner, and even the Rolling Stones appearing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, rock fans had plenty concerts to attend. Most students who went to these shows did so to see and hear the band in person, to buy T-shirts, stickers, and pins, and to be around other people who liked the same sort of music. Yet senior Lonnie lVlcGrew said, The only reason I go to concerts is to meet girls, have fun, and pass out. Many music fans went to every concert that came to town simply because they liked concerts, but a few expressed strong preference for one group. Tracy Hines, senior, emphatically declared, Led Zeppelin is the best! Attending concerts was not the only way students showed how much they enjoyed music. Anyone standing in front of the school before classes started, at lunch, or in the afternoons could have heard radios blar- ing the latest test tunes through windows of passing cars. Cassette and 8-track tape decks often ac- companied AM-FM radios in dashboards and home stereo systems. 'il buy albums to play at home, then record them on cassettes to listen to in my car, explained one senior. A few students couldn't survive without music even for a few hours, and thanks to a new product they didn't have to. Head- phones, with speakers no bigger than a quarter, wired to mini cassette players that could be clipped to the listener's belt debuted and soon became a common sight around school. It seemed that students had become ad- dicted to music, but sophomore Randy Sprinkle gave his explanation, relating, i'Listening to my favorite groups calms me down so I can get my work done. l