Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Cur He Ourselves? the Fix Clew Cur Minds The Boom Boom Bass The man in the hat is not Panama Jack Instead, he is the FlXX's own bass player. Dan K Brown ptcto c John Lyon Homecoming festivities last October rocked when “The Fixx played to an energetic crowd at the Dedmon Center on the 10th. The guest opening act. a progressive band from Athens. Georgia, sang with a style similar to New Wave. Dreams So Real. the three-member band, added a unique sound with such tunes as California. History Melanie, and more. The band consisted of Barry Marler on vocals and guitar. Trnt Allen on vocals and bass, and Drew Worsham on percussion. Using vocal harmony and intricate guitar jamming. Dreams So Real, proved to everyone they were on the rise toward success. After their final song. City of Love. which they dedicated to the rockin' RU audience. Dreams So Real' exited the stage and after a brief intermission, The Fixx entered to loud cheers and echoing applauses The Fixx debuted in 1983 with their release of Shuttered Rooms and later made the platinum hit chart with Reach the Beach. But with alumni visiting from as far back as 1937. much of the crowd could not identify with this progressive sound Jacqueline Schillereff of the Concert Committee said. The concert production went smooth, but the attendance could have been better Of the 800 in attendance only 300 were current RU students Everyone who was there really enjoyed the show arid those who didn't make it missed out on an electric performance Schillereff said The five-member band included Cy Curnm on vocals and guitar; Adam Woods on drums. Rupert Greenall. keyboards Jamie West-Oram jamming the lead go tar; and Dan K Brown backing on bass What is The Fixx ? In a press release Curnin answered. A confused mass — we reflect our si -roundings If life is a shoelace, we're the knot. I enjoy being an observer and reflector of the world I live in. And what • observe now is confusion. The Fixx dramatized every song wrn use of lights, circular fans and dancing on stage There was never a dull or quiet moment, as Curnin captivated the audr ence with a definite progressive style arv, performer would take note of. He sang with feeling and enthua-asm. said Anne Resweber, a sophomore from Northern Virginia The popular tunes. One Thing Leads to Another and “Red Skies at Night were the most acknowledged by the au dience as they chanted in (and out) o tune with the group. Returning five times for encores, in hopes that the concer would never end, The Fixx left RU wifi an evening well entertained, inexpensr.e and well worth skipping a Saturday night at the Busstop O by Stephanie Kreiser 026 Campus Life

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Sense Cf Humor? Do You Recognize These People? They not only carry American Express, but these grown men carry toys. They are Denms O'Connell. Tom Do fmeister. ana Craig Anton from the college comedy tour, pr o t» Katun m ‘‘Wipe That Grin Off Your Face!” You guys don’t get any money: you are the udges All you get to do IS toot your horn. photo K Mw v vmn Hitting the Jackpot it may not have been Vegas. Our Ed Bareths wasn't piann,ng to win SS when he came to RU to see his girlfriend cnoto by kmim m Atmm 028 Campus Life