Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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'd DbiIlSOIl .npatient .1m with ;ar of the guitar in iintment aw. to seat 1e. This a Student shman attended applauded iointed his hit 11 Love? ilay the was no you like :1 over id. t the age If girls -h, thatis aid. After 5 looking rding odest I e ay it, . He is orm among 0 not torium. -ople,1i he - leis I erness. - mood he the stage, oetween He I responded 'tan'sts Bobby h each others solos used to 1: addition to oice box an -ir part of the Hem. atvuiemm iiid Hm Hike the way ussmp presvriied NHQ Hongsi Steve iamzzk sc'reimtmie said he thought The performamw was fake, a put-on. Joel Cruz, freshman, however, thought the concert was excelient Although Bishop was late, the lead- up band, Stillwater, managed to keep the mood of the audience with additional songs and extra long solos. Stillwateris drummer, Lacy Sebie, expressed a little disappointment in the size of the audience. Stillwater is accustomed to performing for audiences of 1,500 or more. gBut the audience was lgk'hmax College audiences are more sophisticated . . . ti enthusiastic, and that is what counts. College audiences are more sophisticated. They sit back and observe the music, where at a nightclub people are more loose and get involved in the musicf, he said. Each song that Stillwater presented reflected back on the groupis unconscious theme, having a good time. til Reserve the Right to be Crazy and ttDonit You Wanta Have a Good Time set the mood for Still- wateris hit song, tiMindbenderf which used voice boxes to give the effect of a talking guitar. Stillwater began about eight years ago, Sebie said, and the members are all from the same area. After a try at college life, the group started a band, he said. Bob Spearman, keyboard player for Stillwater, expressed an optimistic View of the future of rock and roll. Disco is going down with punk rock, Spearman said. Stillwater has had eight or nine bookings with Bishop and-they get along well, Sebie said. The first performer of the night, Michael J ordon, however, has had just one booking with the other two groups. Jordon, from Chicago, 111., coupled his guitar with harmonica pieces, achieving a down-home country style. The crowd was slow in response to songs such as uI Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, uWet Dog Blues? and itHow Could You Not Love a Guy Who Wrote a Song Like This? but eventually warmed up a little and were ready for the harder music of Stillwater and Elvin Bishop. EH; Backing it up - In the middIe of a stage littered with electronic equipment, Mike Causey, rhythm guitarist for Stinater, 50105 on an unusual guitar. A little more jamming e Lacy Sebie sings the lead of Stillwater's songs and plays drums. Guitarist Jimm y H311 keeps the beat With his knee and head, swinging his hair in tempo With the song. C. Maida

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By appearing 45 minutes late 80m and failing to play 1.311 0p f0 0163 d 31.0 an d ?;in h' h't ' 1 IS 1 8mg 8 and fell, in the eyes of the audience mod by Carla Robinson songs . he crowd began to get impatient Stil as the stage remained calm with expres no signs of the awaited singer. size of Forty-five minutes later, the star of the accust evening hurried on the stage, guitar in 0f1,50 hand, to a burst of applause. Spring concert held disappointment for many and surprise for a few. Baldwin Hall, with a capacity to seat 1,500, held less than 500 people. This was a letdown to members of the Student Activities Board, J oe Belzer, freshman enthus member of SAB; said. Colleg The concert, however, was attended They ' by an enthusiastic crowd. They applauded where for three encores, but left disappointed 10088 1 when Elvin Bishop did not play his hit he sai song, ttFooled Around and Fell in Love. E Bishop said they did not play the reflec song because the lead singer was no uncon longer with the group. uAfter you time. play a song 10,000 times, itls like Crazy telling the same joke over and over GOOd again. It gets old? Bishop said. water Bishop started his career at the age used of 17. 01 noticed that all the Of a l professional singers had lots of girls St around them, so I decided, heh, thatls ago, . what I want to do? Bishop said. After are 31 20 years in the business, he is looking at C01 forward to an even more rewarding he 5' future. 7 hB Bishop seemed somewhat modest Stlu regarding his musical talent. He 9f t1? does not label his style. 01 play it, 15 $01 you tell me about itf he said. He is send; one performer who likes to perform among 5' the crowd; therefore, Bishop did not bOOk like the set-up of Baldwin Auditorium. alon ttItls too far away from the people, he. perf- said. Bishop likes seeing peoplels howe faces to get a feeling of togetherness. the In an effort to achieve the mood he . i wanted, Bishop jumped from the stage, h1s : a smoking cigarette jammed between ?Chl the tuning keys of his guitar. He The mingled with the audience, who responded SUCh with enthusiasm. 51ste Coul II 1 Double strumming - StiIIwater guitarists Bobby Golden and Jimmy H311 concentrate on each other's rhythm as they highlight one of the solos used to 1 a cover for EIVin Bishopis late arrival In addition to elaborate soIos Sti11wate1' used a voice box and audience participation to spice up their part of thf t concert.

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g; 1 B aldwin Hall was in all its barren glory when the American classic llOur Townh, was presented. Thornton Wilder designed the play without the aid of props or scenery, so the stage of the Little Theater was totally bare except for two tables and some chairs representing the house- holds 0f the Webbs and the Gibbses. The play portrayed life in a small town in the beginning of the 20th 4' century, and revolved around the three most important phases of life: daily living in the first act, love and marriage in the second act, and death in the third act. The most notable character in the play was the stage manager, portrayed g by Jeff Strong, senior. His role was T hard to define because it was so versatile. As a thread of continuity, he T7 2 80m TowntCherry Orchard spoke to the audience when introducing the play, and yet he still remained in direct contact with the characters throughout all three acts. The plot was both poignant and funny. It related to the crowdls experience. Audience members responded to George and Emily when they fell in love and were married. During the last scene, spectators were deeply moved by the role that death plays in everyonels life. Steve Lamzik, sophomore, was captivated by htOur Town? uI loved it? he said. ltThe death scene was especially good. It changed my attitude toward death, and broadened my mind to living? Most students were enthusiastic about the plays realism and the way it depicted life in a small town. A natural scene by Melanie Mendelson E. Spoede Playing house e Seniors Deanna Swarm and Luella Aubrey pantomime sheIIing beans during a scene from the play Our Town. The actors used imaginary props throughout the play, relying on their actions for expression of ideas. liI liked the playf, said Bob Davidson, sophomore. ltI thought the mime effects were pretty good. It was different from any play Ild ever seen, and it portrayed everyday life and the problems you face as life goes along. Mitch Hamilton, 'junior, confessed that he did not like the play. llI didnt like it because Ild rather watch some- thing thatls not good for you and not socially acceptable? he explained. uIn a general sense, it was realistic, but dead people donlt talk back. I didnt really get a whole lot out of it because I watched it just to write a review on it. He was enrolled in Theater Appreci- ation. The review was an assignment. Th use of were a and St: Lu. Mrs, f turkey thinkii everyt. ttTl ifs be uIths e new a: The 1i plain ; everyo Mh Doc G show. carries close 1 way Vl produr De: Mrs. T me to roles I portraj 6t1t1 added. grow? Col intern: inside manag tiI also b charac Jul Emily the d. let go tlIn th and fe Eri portra to wo really to get Th audie were Chang was t psych ltT react crowd it mor But t audiei of wh