Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Alabama Performs in Coliseum By Michelle Dewitt The three cousins from Fort Payne, Ala., and their longhaired drummer stole the audience ' s hearts with their outstanding performance on October 1. Fans left with hoarse voices and blistered hands. They screamed and clapped like typical groupies throughout the entire performance. SFA Coliseum will never be the same. The show opened with )anie Fricke, Female Vocalist of the Year. In her red leather pants, the curvaceous blonde sang favorite saloon songs and a few of her hits. Fricke was mis- ty-eyed when she sang It Ain ' t Easy Bein ' Easy and You Don ' t Know Love. Her number one hit, Heartache Lookin ' For A Place to Happen, quickly changed Fricke ' s mood to one of electricity. The men seemed to es- pecially enjoy the song. After an intermission, the house lights went out and blue-green smoke started coming out of the drum set. For a minute, I thought I was at a KISS concert. A deep voice introduced the Entertainers of the Year, and I knew it wasn ' t KISS. Alabama ' s opening song, Love in the First Degree, had the audience screaming for more. And more good stuff is what they got. Three of the boys in the band automatically scored points when they appeared on stage wearing SFA T- shirts. Lead vocalist Randy Owen scored points with his natural good looks. After singing what has become their favorite theme song, ,v My Home ' s in Alabama, they felt obligat- ed to sing a rendition called Your Home ' s in Texas. The audience went wild. Jeff Cook, lead guitarist, played a piece of Tennessee River with his teeth on the guitar. Cook also proved himself to be quite talented at harmo- nizing with his cousins. The group relied on audience participation to keep the show sus- penseful. They made you feel as if you were telling them what you wanted to hear. They even went so far as to swing a spotlight around the near sell-out crowd pep-rally style for yell competition. The audience was then allowed to sneak-preview Eighteen Wheeler and I ' m Not That Way Anymore, two songs released in late )anuary. The charming Owen dedicated Close Enough to Perfect to all the women in the world who don ' t get enough credit from the men in their lives. He could have won Gloria Steinem ' s heart with that line. „ Owen too frequently played to the sparse audience behind the stage. Al- though it was a nice gesture to those who waited too late to buy good tickets, those up front could barely hear the beginning of such favorites as Old Flame. The adoring fans could not get enough of Alabama. The group was brought back repeatedly for encores. The SFA Coliseum was shaking from people stomping their feet and de- manding more. Randy Owen, )eff Cook and Teddy Gentry — three cousins from Fort Payne, Ala. — have come a long way. Owen and Gentry used to work as carpet layers while Cook had a government job. Don ' t ever think we ' re too big to need your help, Owen said at a press conference before the concert. Musicians have something to say. Singing is the way we express our- selves and get a lot of things off our chests. Photos by Bob Leonard

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Stephen F. Austin State University Senior Royalty Junior Royalty King and Queen The 1983-84 Homecoming King was Mark Bullock, senior management major from Nacogdoches. He was an Alpha Chi Omega Big Brother and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and of ASPA. Bullock was also on the dean ' s list. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Bullock. Homecoming Queen Angie Lipsey, Missouri City senior interior design major, was an SFA cheerleader and on the dean ' s list. Lipsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benji Lipsey, was a member of Who ' s Who, Tri-Delta So- rority, ASID and Phi Upsilon Omicron. The Homecoming Prince was Dan- ny Dailey, senior physical education geography major from Austin. He was vice president of Delta Sigma Phi, a senator for RHA, a member of the SFASU football team, and served as an orientation assistant. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Harry Dailey. The Homecoming Princess was Beth Grosz, senior finance major from Houston. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and a Theta Chi Little Sister. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Grosz. Junior Duke Greg Richards, predental major from Cleveland, was on the dean ' s list and served as fresh- man class president. He was a mem- ber of Sigma Chi, the Preprofessional Club, Tri-Beta Biology Honor Fraternity, SGA and IFC. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richards. Junior Duchess Sandi DeHaan, Piano accounting major, was a mem- ber of Alpha Chi Omega and on the dean ' s list. She was also an Alpha Tau Omega Little Sister. She is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian B. DeHaan. 24 Homecoming Royalty