Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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117 -71 .-s ..- , --f ' 1 1 z ' 1 f z K 5 ' r x k - 1 , . ,M . , , ,Mg Q, X t g S i QA 'ref V x 4 Y r T 2 , , v tr K ' ' Q, 5 x xx 1 0 f . 'H 1- s Y A X 3 XR l Tere Ralston, Richard Pierson, Kim l-lans, and Gayla Griggs play the 'drive game' at the Gold Mine, The Gold Mine and the rest of Northcross was a Friday night 'hot spot' fora large part of l.anier's population. 2 Gary Sullivan, Jina Casey, Randy Steinson, Karen Barnett. Paula Moore, Stepanie Spiars, and Keith Mendeke pose for Brad Tierney's camera at Wood' creek, A picture like this was perfect for a scrapbook keepsake. 3 Jim Thompson plays a Martian making a speech during the Vikette Spring Show. Other guys also had the honor of being Vikettes for a week. 4 Mike Colvin, Kansa Bowman, Jeri Rhames, Celia Reyna, and Vicki Williams get together at Northcross. If you were looking for someone, chances were they'd be there. 5 Jerry Thoern demonstrates his ping pong tactics at the Senior Trip. Wood- creek provided loads of fun, If Austintatious Entertainment ustin, and the surrounding area, was full of fun and had a variety of entertainments that kept us from getting bored. Beautiful hill country and lakes provided outdoor pleasure. Bowling, skating, and pinball were favorite indoor games. Concerts, ballets, movies, and parties lent a cultured air to our nightlife. As the weather warmed up, we trooped out to City Park and Lake Travis for afternoons of swimming, skiing, boating or just soaking up the sun. David Ryan, a senior, and others could slalom so well it looked effortless. Quiet drives through the hill country led to camping sites with peaceful fishing holes on Travis. ln town, the hike and bike trail at Pease and Zilker parks, soccer, softball, frisbee and tennis increased in popularity. Pros and amateurs alike made good use ofthe sun, batting multicolored balls around the court. And even if you didn't know how to play, a sexy tennis dress never tailed to catch a second glance. Ahhh . . . night time! lt was the right time. After wearing yourself to a frazzle all day with studying, tests, and learning, you had to have time to relax. Following a big event, a special date, or just because you felt like running around, was an absolute necessity to stop at your favorite night spot to eat, drink, and be merry with friends in the lights, noise, and action of places like Northcross Mall, The Still, or Mr. Gatti's on a Saturday night. Anything from the latest gossip to the top hit ofthe week could be heard in it snatches and pieces escaping through the door as new arrivals entered, or as restless teenagers bounded out the door to look for bigger and better things. As you stepped inside, the scene was like a physical blow to your senses. Lights blinded you, the smell ol nachos or pizza drifted past your nose teasingty, and you could feel the pent up excitement of a teenage crowd on a Saturday night. Popular Northcross Mall provided food, entertainment, and a chance to meet new people at the Gold Mine, an arcadeg ice Age skating rink, a movie theater with six screens: and a handful of places to eat or drink. The Gold Mine specialized in electronic games and packed in junior high and high school entertainment 25

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j 1 -un' a ,' 4 r 1 Diane Wheeler, Gary Glaspy, Karen Burnett, and her date Marvin Rags- dale socialize outside of Northcross Six Theatres. If you wanted to see a movie, listen to a band, shop, or eat frogurt, Northcross Mall was the ideal place to go, 2 Sandi Tripp, Rick Ort, Mikki Ort, Randy Lange, and Patty Brownlee take on 'long tall glasses' at the Red Garter. Red Garter was another of the many entertainment spots at Northcross Mall. 3 At New Braunfels Pat Hunter and Laura Johnson collide paddleboats with Donnie Youngbloom and Mrs. Burnett. New Braunfels was the site of the Wursttest and the Guadalupe River. 4 Charles Paulissen and Tracy Murray join friends from Reagan on a picnic at City Park. On pretty days, Austin's parks were a paradise. 5 Senior trip had everythingg swimming, sunbathing, riding, ping pong, ele- gant dining, parties, and occasionally beer flying through the air, Flora Choate waits for a Schlitz launched by Bruce Bunge. X 'airs' 1-' f f 2 sf, , ,g,e' Qo- ' --4, ek 'F' ,H-' -i L f din- ,y Y -f. i+ vt 'ir si- , 't . - ' - ' ' if ' J 'filfff' 'Rx , X g3,,7?N-339 at ff' X z . 1 1 ,L .li X V . 153. ,li sixtg T - A iw ,V ' 'Y' Hair r JE ' L J? -3 , W I ,rt 3' fi 'av ' - 4-fy iftryk ,Q ec' x 'xuixwxa ' Tvmrfl 1' F' ' '--- ii. 11 , x Q, , ,-y -- and--ilk -hun orthcross Nightlife students, seeing if they could shoot a frisky squirrel, fly a jet, or drive a race car in the required amount of time, The live entertainment at Chelsea Street Pub, huge salads, delicious nachos or sandwiches, and terrific atmosphere drew in the crowds and made this place vibrate with fun. At theatres like Northcross Six, we saw the latest flicks, such as Rocky, awarded Best Picture and Best Screenplay ofthe year: A Star is Born , Silver Streak , Carrie , All the Presidents Men g and The Omen, The lce Age, a 165 foot ice skating rink, was a gathering point for students from McCallum, Anderson, Reagan, and Lanier. The parking lot swarmed with cars and pickups. Fights were frequent on Friday and Saturday nights. It was almost traditional to cruise the parking lotto see who was there before going in. A few Lanier students hung around Playland Skating Center on 183, a pool hall, and still others danced and drank at The Still on the drag. A majority of Lanier's student body congregated at one ofthe two Mr. Gatti's in our area for pizza, a sub, or a pitcher of beer, For real entertainment, you could goto a ballet or symphony at Municipal Auditorium: or take in an art exhibit at U.T. The Peter Frampton, Elvis Presley, Doobie Brothers, Barry Manilow, and Neil Diamond concerts sold out so fast you had to be quick to get tickets. And if you couldn't afford to see the artists live, an 8-track tape and record albums came in handy. Of course, there was always the ol' familiar T.V. to keep you company on a long, lonely night or when just the two of you cuddled on the sofa and pretended to watch, We knewall the lyrics to the commercial jingles, such as I am stuck on Band-aids, 'cuz Band-aids stuck on me. or My bologna has a first name, lt's O-S- C-A-R, , or Dr. Pepper, so misunderstood . . Without a doubt, the beer commercials rated highest. Remember Il you've got the time, we've got the beer, Miller Beer . . . Some teens knew these words better than the hymns in church. it you waited long enough, you got to see all the oscar-winning movies on TV, entertainment 27