University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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1. :tm . i l. The after-effects of the Victory tour. 2. Michael noves to the beat. 3. Jermaine blasts the crowd with :is performance. -I-if A 4 Tom Mc!Nutt Student Life

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Jacksons Cont. ly sold out, and on July 30, tickets went on sale for a third show. At about the same time, UT and the Knoxville News-Sentinel received letters threatening the Jackson brothers' lives. The letters said the shows would turn into another lVIcDonald's. The threat was in reference to the slaying of 22 persons at a San Ysidro, Calif. lVlcDonald's restaurant in July. , Concern over the threats mounted until Aug. 6 when local promoters prematurely announced that the concerts were in- definitely postponed. National promoters phoned local media sources late that night announcing the shows would go on as Croskey, a Knoxville Police detective hired to coordinate uniformed security within the stadium. More than 300 T- shirt security workers had been previously hired by G-Force Entertain- ment Co. to assist the uniformed officers. Stage construction began Aug. 8, as muscle-bound T-shirt security workers shooed members of the media away from the stadium. One security worker roared around the stadium on a motorcycle, stopped all reporters, and informed them the stadium was technically private property. On Aug. 10, security hired by the Jacksons allegedly assaulted photographers from WBIR-TV and the Knoxville Journal. Both had attempted to Into Knoxville photograph Jackson family members as they arrived at McGhee Tyson Airport for the concerts. Finally, the shows went on as planned. No security problems were reported inside the stadium. Crowds of 48,783 for Fri- day, 50,239 for Saturday and 49,385 for Sunday saw the shows. Following the shows, tour promoter Chuck Sullivan said the FBI had been in- vestigating reports that a former security guard, fired during the Irving, Texas stop on the tour, had sent the death threat letters. In addition, McCroskey filed suit in September in Federal Court for back pay- ment of wages from the Jacksons for his security crew. planned. Security was tightened by Stan Mc- ' 3- r 'fee . 1 '1 i . 3 A l l- ---tl-- .-4--as '. Q - 9' .h- Q .I fn' Q ,, c 1 . , . . -. 1 7' 011' , 'Q' - 27 l I8 - Student Life in . ' Q, . Ins Alan R. English 'I 4. Tom McNutt lt

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Gave Memphi The Bl H By Alison McCall Give Memphis the Blues! Yes siree, that is just what we did here at the Univer- sity of Tennessee,this Homecoming 1984. You know how homecoming can be. For one week anything resembling routine college life comes to a halt, fraternities teamed up with sorority partners to work on Giving Memphis the Blues , the All Campus Events Committee cranked out its plans for Homecoming and the hall associations put their two cents in by decorating the dorms. Even-the alumni began pulling out their Big Orange garb and paraphernalia to flash at the big game on Saturday against Memphis State. Everyone would agree, there are quite a few memories to tuck into our memory boxes. Just what is Homecoming anyway? Tradition! That's right. It is the kind of tradition laced with new freshman faces, unusual events, fresh alumni, new win- ners, etc...etc. All of these combine to turn another traditional homecoming into Homecoming 1984. Part of the great tradition of Homecoming comes when the Greeks take it to the limit with an all out week of amusing activities sponsored by the All Campus Events Committee. We started planning last spring quarter, says Holly McCall, co-chairperson of A.C.E. What was held as a secret until this fall turned into fun for the Greeks who took on the excitement of competition. All of the fraternity houses were hum- ming with life as the co-ed groups tcom- prised of sorority gals, fraternity guys, lit- tle sisters, and any other available volunteersl burned the midnight oil Homecoming week, creating new works of art to fit this year's theme. Give Memphis the Blues' adorned banners, floats, and lawn displays. Crepe paper from red, blue, yellow, orange and white fthe list goes onj lay strewn across frater- nity basements and lawns signifying that large and small floats and lawn displays were in the making. Krystal, Rechen- bach's, Record Bar, The Torch Restaurant, Pilot Oil and sixteen other Cumberland Avenue merchants donated their windows for a week to painted foot- ball players, Smokies and tortured blue tigers. What was not so traditional was Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity making the history books along with the Black Cultural Pro- gramming Committee in a week long con- 20 - Student Life