James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Fire Chief Steve McQueen and contractor Paul Newman create Towering Inferno, the hottest movie of the year. Our time 21

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The Bitch is Back. Rock star Elton John performs enthusiastically at the Capital Centre on December 5, 1974. Fredericksburg had a good selec¬ tion of movies. Again comedies were crowd drawers. Some of the most popular were “Young Frankenstein” and “Groove Tube.” Spinoff serials such as “Airport 75” out of “Airport” and “Godfather Part II” out of “The Godfather” were big attractions. For a special weekend, Washington and Richmond provided concerts featuring Elton John, Todd Rungren, and George Harrison. For those who couldn’t afford a concert, records brought rock and soul music home. Radio favorites included: Doobie Brothers’ “Black Water,” Bachman Turner Overdrive’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” Elton John’s “Philadelphia Freedom, Average White Band’s “Picking Up the Pieces,” Golden Earring’s “Radar Love,” Eric Clap¬ ton’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” Ohio Players’ “Fire,” Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Shining Star,” and Al Green’s “L-O-V-E.” With prices spiraling we turned to a cheaper form of entertainment — television. There were many good new series offered for view¬ ing pleasures. Situation comedies were popular as shown by the success of “Rhoda” and “Chico and the Man.” “The Jeffersons” a spinoff of All in the Family,” also captured audiences. 20 Our time

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Dancing wear provided colorful long dresses and a casual suit or a sport coat and matching pants. In style for spring, Robert Prasse wears a western shirt and corduroy pants while Mark Pitts illustrates the classic outfit for warm weather. High stepping and quick toes. Roxy Brown models typical school attire—straight leg jeans, platform shoes and knit shirt. Partner Derwin McNeil stays in style with his wide lapeled sport jacket and his velvet bow tie. 22 Our time i