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

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And now . . . The News ' Lamkin Gymnasium was filling up before the concert. The lights were dim and one could feel the air of excitement. Suddenly, off went the lights, and everyone screamed. Then, Ladies and Gentlemen- ' Huey Lewis and the News ' boomed over the speaker system. The concert introduced the group ' s new album, Sports, by starting with a new cut entitled The Heart of Rock and Roll. Even with several new songs, most students got into the concert spirit. The crowd response was very good, Lewis said, considering five songs were brand new and the audience had never heard them before. Sax ' n ' song combine to entertain the crowd at the concert. -Photo by K. Scribner Though the band introduced their new album, songs from all three albums were performed. Hits like Working for a Living and Do You Believe In Love were two of the big crowd-pleasers. The concert itself consisted of more rock than pop. Lewis said that the band is trying to be more of what they want to be and use more of their artistic freedom. Whatever that freedom produces, Lewis hopes to continue his music. At the end of the concert, in an encore perfor- mance, Lewis said, This was the first time we ' ve been here, but I can guarantee it won ' t be the last. - Heidi Hemmerlein 14 Huey Lewis

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im Incredible ' escape The crew of ABC ' s That ' s Incredible visited the Northwest campus to film the ultimate escape. Charlie Myrick, a former theater major at Northwest, is now a nationally known escape artist who performed his ultimate escape for the cameras, as well as a standing-room-only crowd on May 4, 1983, in the Robert P. Foster Aquatic Center. His fondness for the University prompted Myrick to have the stunt filmed here for an October episode. The escape consisted of Myrick being welded into a three-foot-square steel box, which was dropped into the 12-foot depth of the pool, where he escaped through the steel enclosure after 9 minutes and 40 seconds. Myrick pointed out that the box was fit- ted with safety devices as required by That ' s Incredible to protect him if something went wrong with his escape attempt. As a pre-show, Myrick performed a 10-minute magic show explaining his lifestyle and preparing the audience for the upcoming event. That ' s Incredible aired Myrick ' s escape. -Photo by D. Nowatzke Myrick told the crowd that this was his last life-threatening escape. He planned to leave that part of show business to younger people and devote his career to other aspects, such as production. As for the University, it received na- tional exposure. Segments of the show not only showed the escape, but also the entrance to the campus, the library, aquatic center and president ' s home. ' That ' s Incredible ' was really nice to work with, said Beth Costello, president of Campus Activity Programmers (CAPs). Setting up equipment and reserving the aquatic center were the difficult tasks. Michelle Detty, CAPs treasurer, en- joyed the show as well as the production of the television filming. I thought it was great, Detty said. More than being a show of Myrick ' s escape, it was a demonstration on how television shows are filmed. We (CAPs) learned that no matter h ow much ex- perience you have, there is always more to learn. Whether students witnessed it live with the ABC cameras rolling, or gathered around television sets six months later, Myrick ' s escape and the University ' s na- tional exposure were exciting-now, That ' s Incredible. -Tricia Hales Testing equipment, Myrick and the crew from That ' s Incredible take measures in filming the Great Escape. -Photo by D. Cieseke. Lowering the box into the pool, students prepare Myrick for his escape. -Photo by D. Cieseke In anticipation and curiosity, Kathie Zierke and Mary Aguilar watch Myrick attempt to make history. -Photo by D. Cieseke Charlie Myrick H

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Huey Lewis adds a finishing touch to one of his more popular ballads. -Photo by K. Scribner Huey Lewis 15