Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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L AL I HOUCH THE CONCERT was held on Good Friday, almost 1,000 people decided to stay on campus to listen to England Dan and John Ford Coley Besides playing their top-40 hits, the duo played tunes from their recent release Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive, --Dave Cieseke A rock ' n ' roll Easter weekend 16 CONCERT ROGER VOURDOLIRIS OPENED the spring concert. Just before he played to the Lamkin crowd, Vourdouris had a top-40 hit, Get Used to It

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Slip slidin ' away Never say never. That was the attitude of the teams competing in the annual Almost Anything Goes contest in April. Winners and losers alike enjoyed Dave Cieseke the contest, even the last unscheduled event--a mud bath in the tug-a-war miid puddle. I think it showed that everyone was a good sport, said Mary Bridgewater, a member of the Wesley Foundation team. Even though the Wesley Founda- tion team didn ' t place. Bridge- water said her team didn ' t mind not winning. It was just fun, she said. The winning team in the contest was the Alpha Kappa Lambda- Kalley Fillean team. We were in last place at one point, said KDLX TEAM MEMBERS Melodae Smith and Bob Neidinger battle another couple in the egg beater contest. The Alpha Kappa Lambda team took first place in the Almost Anything Goes contest AFTER THEY HAVE LOST their tug-a-war, an Almost Anything Goes team tries to get out of the mud. After the event was over, several team members found themselves back in the mud Sherrie Carter, captain. But we got together and decided that we had better start working together as a team. Inter-Residence Council spon- sored the event, and the activities included egg beaters, mattress roll, egg head, honeymoon get- away, tug-a-war, spider walk and water slide. Some of the events, like the mattress roll, were really hard, said Carter, but it was a lot of fun. Thirteen teams competed, and prizes were given to the top six finishers. Even with eggs on their faces, baths in mud and with bumps and bruises on their bodies, everyone who participated said he had a terrific .time. It wasn ' t that they won or lost, but that they had played the game. -Kathy Karg Dave Cieseke ALMOST ANYTHING GOES 15

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IHN KOKD com Bl I TS out .mother mi; during tin- spring rdntcrt CiiU ' V i ' iH his irliuT, Hnglond D.in, not only played loro a student .iiidienre hut local fans as oil Rap session AFTER THE CONCERT, Colev and Seals hold a fireside chat in the Student Union ' s Spanish Den While the musical duo made it clear they were not trying to convert anyone, they told of their experience with the Bahai Faith, a non-denominational religion. After each explained his belief, c|uestions were answered from the small group. Literature and refreshments were available at the hour-long meeting lodcl fridtiy is tr.iflitiDn.illy tlio l ( ' t.;innin)4 of a lon l,iniily vveekerul for most stiicltMits, However, F ' riday the lith of March became a struggle with priorities: whether to spend Easter weekend at home or stay on campus and attend the England Dan and |ohn Ford Coley concert. About 1,000 people decided to stay. The concert, held in Lamkin Gymnasium, dealt a dose of good old-fashioned rock and roll to the Easter weekend crowd. Not everyone at the Good Friday show was a college student, however. According to Irene Huk, director of student activities, the concert was the first m University history to sell tickets actively to outsiders, in the past, students had to show student identification and were allowed to buy two tickets. Theoretically, the crowds were composed of students and their guests. Union Board, with representa- tives from Inter-Fraternity Coun- cil, Panhellenic Council, Haram- bee House and Student Senate, chose the bands and advertised it locally as well as on campus. However, tickets, which were $4.50 each, could only be purchased on campus. Although Danny Seals and J ohn Ford Coley were typically mellow rockers, the release of their Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive album shortly before their campus appearance showed a more gutsy side of their music. Playing such recent top-40 hits as Love is the Answer, Seals and Coley kept the crowd on its feet The concert was opened by Roger Vourdouris, who had recently gained national recogni- tion for his single Get Used to It. Vourdouris, who performed in an NWMSU T-shirt, received a warm reception from the crowd, despite his newness to the music world. -Carole Patterson CONCERT 17