Missouri Western State University - Griffon Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Di CU FE By CAROL IVIABFRY On the wings of Saturday Night Fever the disco had arrived . Thursday night discos became as popular as the Wednesday trips to Kansas. The pulsating beat found its place at the Fall Icebreaker, right thru to the Spring dance. The dress ranged from t- shirt and jeans to formals, the temperatures from 85 above to 10 below but the purpose was all the same, they came to dance, dance, dance. Several couples, labove rightl enjoy the music at the Sweetheart dance. The fell icebreaker, llovver rightl was a great place to get ac- quainted. BEN WEDDLE ER TOM BHENNAN

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The concert of the By John lVlier Photos bv Craig Drath Kottke, the classical guitarist, iupper right? plays with the Missouri Theatre's classical architecture behind him. The front row crowd fright? was diverse-from a satisfied drinker to the author of this story, in his new concert hat. Billed as 'the concert of the year' by the College Center Board, Leo Kottke and Jimmie Spheeris did their best to make the build-up an understatement. Who are these guys? was the pre-concert ques- tion, and the answer was delayed for about twenty minutes while the Fire Inspector surveyed the decaying Missouri Theatre. No smoking-of anything, became the un- year heeded law, and then came the entertainment. Jimmy Spheeris, an FlVl cult figure, sometimes known as 'the male Carole King', started the show, with John- ny Pierce accompanying on the bass. It took several songs to warm up the mixed audience, consisting of Kottke cultists, rock 'n' rollers, basic hippie types, and other various entertainment starved people iincluding this writeri . . . But when he finally gained control, Spheeris was at his best. There's absolutely nothing to drink backstage, he said, and l'm really dry. Want a Bud? came a slurred response from the back. Finally, Spheeris received refreshment from a member of the audience: That's a real all-American boy. I ask for a drink, and he brings me a Pepsi. Leo Kottke, on the other