Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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u Th ofa ilu. ln his first film role since Kramer vs. Kramer, Dustin Hoffman plays a difficult character, Dorothy Michaels, a soap opera actress. Hoffman spends many hours in the makeup room preparing for taping, The finished product is very convincing. f ide Anlgle He's Back! And All Grown Up Remember that cute little kid who sang with his brothers in the Jackson Five? Well, little Michael Jackson was off on his own with several hit albums to his own credit. He was known to conduct his personal life with caution, just like a hemophiliac who can't afford to be scratched in any way. But he did have plenty of friends, most of which were in show business, He hung out with other kid stars such as Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol, and ex-kid star Stevie Wonder. He gossiped long distance to Adam Ant and Liza Minelli and had heart-to-heart talks with Fred Astaire. When he visited Henry Fonda on the set of On Golden Pond, the actor baited fishing hooks for him. Jane Fonda helped him with his acting, and Steven Spielberg chose him to narrate a storybook E.T. album in which Jackson broke down crying. He loved fantasy and, melted through the whole thing iE.T.l. One of the performer's closest friends was Diana Ross. Jackson also teamed up with Paul McCartney to sing the hit single The Girl ls Mine . Jackson made his move from the Jacksons in 1980 to record his own LP, Off the Wall, and it became the best selling album of the year. His newest album, Thriller, had the hit Beat it . His hit single off the first album, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, won him a Grammy. That LP also yielded four top ten hits, a record for a solo artist and a feat attained only by Fleetwood Mads Rumours, and by the combined efforts of the Grease and Saturday Night Fever soundtracks. His stage shows were a feat in themselves. Jackson loved to perform in front of crowds. He had a knack at being able to tuck his long, thin frame into a figure spin without the benefit of ice or skates. It was definitely a year for Michael Jackson. Bag Those Toenails! Ok fine, fer sure - fer sure, She's a Valley Girl and there ain't no cure. Those were the immortal words from which Moon Unit Zappa sang the origi- nal song. Daughter of Frank Zappa, Moon was a true Valley- Girl, who among others grew up in the popular San Fernando Val- ley. The original song inspired Valley-Dudes, and Valley- Babies, - 'iGag me with a Gerber! Valley girls or Vals, as they were more commonly known, were normal teenagers who became widely noticed in the Summer of '82, The girls set trends when they wore clothes like mini-skirts, pol- ka-dot shirts, rolled-down socks, fake beads, and of course, lets not forget the Vaurnets! Vals had a language all their own, including such phrases as, 'Gag me with a spoon,' 'totally,' 'awesomef igrodey to the max,' and ifershure it's soooooo bit- chinl' Sooo! Like if yer ever in En- cino, like fer sure stop at the Ga- leria, it's totally awesome 'iYou Know?l People 219 '1 l 1 1 i i

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l iT ' l Th -Out id Angl Familiar faces, fresh faces, fading faces. It was a year filled with people in the news. The birth of a future king, the death of a princess, new hope for peo- ple with heart conditions, a popular band retired, and the Padres got a new player. The year flew by, and only in retro- spect did we realize how many names made headlines and magazine covers. William Arthur Phillip Louis was born to bear a heavy bur- den: he was second in line to the throne of England, while his un- cle, Prince Andrew, dated a soft-pron actress Koo Stark. In Russia, leader Leonid Brezhnev died and was replaced by KGB leader Uri Andropov who seemed ready to deal with our President Reagan. James Watt planned to make the California coastline a site for oil drillers. A massacre occurred in Lebanon and Israeli Defense Minister Sharon was forced to resign much to the disapproval of Richard Gere stars in the romantic film, An Officer and a Laker basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabar sets several Paul Newman plays a lawyer in The Verdict. Billy Martin returns to the Yankees as manager for a third Drew Barrymore captures America's hearts in E.T. Teen heart-throb Matt Dillon grows up to star in Tex. Gag Me, is the phrase popularized by Moon Unit Zappa's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt continues to infuriate President Ronald Reagan faces two more years in office Iia-c-es Poppin ut of Everywhere Menachem Begin. Valley girls were all the rage, and Michael Fagan stole an un- allowable peek at Queen Eliza- beth. Barney Clark lived through an operation which gave him an artificial heart, and John De Lorean was arrested for possession and intent to sell 220 pounds of cocaine. ln sports, Mercury Morris was arrested and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for sell- ing drugs. Kareem Abdul Jab- bar led the Los Angeles Lakers to be the best in basketball while John Riggins was chosen as most valuable player in the Superbowl which the Washing- ton Redskins won. Jimmy Con- ners won the U.S. Open singles title and Steve Garvey joined the Padres. Eubie Blake, a living jazz mu- sician legend, died at age 100 and The Who broke up after many years of performing. Singer Karen Carpenter died at age 32 of a heart attack as a Gentleman. NBA records. time. Valley Girl. environmentalists. and possibly more? Prince William is born in July to a pari of proud parents. f ' Jan-Michael Vincent is oohed and aahed over by girls 5 when he stars in ABC's The Winds of War. ' Heather 0'Rourke cries out in Poltergiest. r result of anorexia nervosa. A new youngster appeared on the movie screen, Drew Bar- rymore and her pal E.T. warmed the hearts of thou- sands of viewers. Dustin Hoff- man of Tootsie and Ben King- sely of Ghandi earned themselves nominations for Os- cars. Richard Gere forced wom- en across the country to be- come starstruck after his part in An Officer and A Gentle- man. Meryl Streep earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Sophie's Choice, and Jessica Lange gained a nomination for her role in Frances. Pia Za- dora gained fame, though her rich husband may have bought it for her, and Steven Spielberg earned a huge amount of mon- ey for his two successes, E.T. and Poltergeist. This year also saw many losses, Hugh Beaumont of Leave it to Beaver of a heart attack, Ingrid Bergman of Can- cer, Vic Morrow of a tragic acci- dent occurring during filming and Grace Kelly in a car acci dent. 218 The Outside Angle

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Th ut-ide A gle Players Picket The year of the strike. Profes- sional athletes going on strike seemed to be in vogue. After the baseball strike of 1981 the foot- ball players decided to walk out after two games. Conflicts be- tween the players and the own- ers resulted in a 57-day-old lack of professional football. The net- works tried to substitute Canadi- an football but the viewers knew the difference. Dan Fouts, the San Diego Chargers' quarterback, was among the minority that decided not to strike but was forced to stop playing because of the over- whelming majority. The season resumed with the regular schedule for week 11. One of the eight weeks missed was made up. This also meant a modified playoff schedule which took the top eight teams from each division and played a Super Bowl Tournament. The Others There were other professional athletic teams in San Diego be- sides the Padres and the Char- gers. The Clippers played in the National Basketball Association. Center Bill Walton finally played on a semi-regular basis after a recurring ankle injury. The first months of the season did not go so well but the team started to pull it together during the second half. Professional soccer never seemed to leave. ln the outdoor season the Sockers were stopped short of the Soccer Bowl. With a few months off, they returned to start the indoor season. Players Julie Veee and Alan Mayer once again played a great season in their new MISL League. The Sockers ended up with the best record in the league. John who? The loss of John Jeffer- son as wide receiver a year back does not seem to do much damage to the passing game, Wes Chandler takes over the position and goes on to win an award for the most out- standing player in the National Foot- ball League. Dan Fouts in the usual passing position. Fouts passes for 333 yards in the Pittsburgh game. Two con- secutive 400 yard games earns the quarterback a record and a starting position in the Pro Bowl. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Or- ange Bowl where we have the Miami Dolphins versus the San Diego Chargers in the semifin- als of the Super Bowl Tourna- ment. The winning team will host the New York Jets for the A.F.C. championship. A'The 1982 N.F,L. season got off to a slow start with the strike which resulted in a short- ened season, but all is forgotten on this playoff Sunday. UNow let's take a look at the favored team, the Chargers, Air Coryell, comprised princi- pally of quarterback Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, Kellen Winslow, Wes Chandler and sometimes Chuck Muncie, run- ning back, averaged 450 yards a game, 500 yards more than their last five starts. They defi- Stopped Short nitely have one of the best, if not the best, offense in the N.F.I.. Against the best defense in the N.F.l.., this may be the rematch of the season, espe- cially after last yearls classic game in this same place. Well, folks, welcome back. The final score at the Orange Bowl is 34-13 Dolphins over Chargers. Who would have thought the Chargers' unstop- pable offense would be stopped, or their leaky defense leak so much in this critical situ- ation. Their special teams wer- en't anything to speak about ei- ther. I.et's go to Mike, on the field, to see what happened. OK, John. A classic re- match it wasn't, so what hap- pened? Maybe it was the 'Sports Illustrated jinx' where, supposedly, the team featured on the cover of the sports maga- zine loses their next game, That's exactly what happened today, and after the upset over the Steelers just last week. 'tSan Diegans say that their team plays well under pressure and when they're the under- dog. ln the Steeler game the Chargers were both and won but today their quest to the Su- per Bowl came to a halt. But one thing is for sure. The Char- gers aren't a bad team. They are a good team that had a bad day. And so went the Charger season. Once again they were stopped short of the ultimate goal for any professional foot- ball team, the Super Bowl, But one thing was for sure, the peo- ple of San Diego were behind the team all the way. va 220 The Outside Angle