Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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3' 1, 'N sn!!! 'S Sn!!! ZX ZZ 0 00 ss ss g as 3 5? 2? .. z.. as NN' 3 00: 0 B 0:0033 ill? lil! E212 Ili! SE . .. Music, Movies Occupied OHS Students' Spare Time In '78 Movies, television, books and music occupied much of stu- dents' time in 1977-78. Music is the heartbeat of teenagers. They were awakened by the sound of a radio alarm clock. And like Charlie Brown's friend, Linus, many students have a security blanket in the form of a transistor radio. OHS students wore t-shirts, belt buckles and patches with their favorite singers or rock groups on them. Once home from school the family stereo was bombarded with an assortment of records and tapes. Parents may have even forgotten the color of their teenager's bedroom walls for the number of posters that now more re- semble wallpaper. Top selling albums of 1977 included Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac, Frampton Comes Alive, by Peter Frampton, Year of the Cat, recorded by Al Stewart, Hotel California, performed by the Eagles, Night Moves, by Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band and Love Gun, a hit by Kiss. Roddy McDowell's tribute to Elvis Presley, The King Is Gone, sold over three million copies as a single. Tonight's the Night, by Rod Stewart, became the seventh top single of all time in 1977. Happy Days, a comical look at the fifties, continued to be one of the most popular television series, surpassed only by its spinoff, Laverne and Shirley. Henry Winkler, who played the cool, bad guy Fonzie of Happy Days, performed in his first starring role in Heroes with Sally Fields. Welcome Back, Kotter, another top series, produced an actor named John Travolta. He was the star of Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gee's or Brothers Gibb wrote and sang the movie's musical score, which contained their single Staying Alive. The youngest Gibb, 19 year-old Andy struck out on his own with I Just Want To Be Your Everything became Bill- board's number one song of the year. Not many shows that weren't comedies or crime dramas dominated the television ratings. Family was one of the few exceptions. Kristy McNichol, or Family's Buddy, won an Academy Award while only 15 years-old. Star Wars was the top movie in '77 as it broke the sales set by Jaws Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released toward the end of the year and made a big impact among student viewers. Demon infected students spent much of their spare time in classes deeply engrossed with a child monster, ESP or other strange obsessions. It's Alive, Coma and Touch No Cat are some of those books that had so many of OHS students' attention. ABC made television history in 1977 with Roots Alex Haley's best-seller about his family history held the country's attention for eight nights and a total of 13 hours. - By Suzie Bartlett 24 fMusic, Movies

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For some of the cast members leisure hours were best spent gliding on wheels at the USA Skating Rink. Of the two roller skating rinks in Owensboro, United Skates of America drew the largest crowds, not only on the weekends, but also during the weekday afterhours. I Pinball Wizards have a ball around town, as all the bowling alleys, discos and many shopping centers boast numerous machines. Some students chose the concentration and skill that was involved in pinballing rather than a physical type of relaxation. Many Boogie Nights were spent by discoing cast members at the Friday night place to be C.W. Skeeters Boogeshak The disco offered students not only a great dance floor, but also a snack bar and game room After Hours!

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Beverly Durham enjoys the pasttime of many OHS students - watching programs and some of the favorites Of Students- television. Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley were the top-rated lax J K ,. .f, nm: Picking out that favorite record was one of the things OHS students enjoyed in their after-school hours. Shelley Nelson picks out a record at the Wax Works. Having your own stereo or record player was a must for most OHS students. Sophomore Carol Robinson puts a new record on her stereo turntable. A The book Roots continued to be among the favorite reading of stu- dents at OHS. Tim Taylor reads from the Alex Haley book in the OHS library. Music, Movies!