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

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14 Student Life Fall t the age of twenty-four, George Thorogood is a rocker for all age groups. He and the Destroyers are touring for their latest album, Thorogood Live, which is now an international release. iPhoto by Andy Demoi I n a near repeat performance of two years ago when he rocked Stokely Athletic Center, Thorogood and his band performed a chronical of some of their mind-blowing performances from the last couple years. iPhoto by Andy Demoi

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I n this particular number, Bill Champlin moves from keyboard to play rhythm guitar. tPhoto by Bob Hillhousei Heis a Hard Habit to Break Wye been a Chicago fan for quite some time, and ifs true that things have changed since Peter Cetera left. itWhen I saw him the last time with Chicago a Iewyears ago, he was great-he really lead the show. Cetera has always seemed the most recognizable figure in the band, as the lead singer usually is for any group. After he left, I can imagine he was missed at concerts, more than on the records? I still think Chicago itself is popular, and I think they were wise to keep their style ofmusic. It will be a little different, of course, now that Jason ScheIf joined them? tilt happens all the time with every group, when they add so- meone new. They,re going to change a little. A good simiIe would be comparing Chicago to a company. A company may change its employees, but the company policies, that is, the groupsis sound, will stay the same. i? always wondered why they did those re-makes of their older songs. I don't think it was to try and make a comeback, they were already popular. I believe it was just to kind of re-establish themselves. And to update their weII-known songs in to todayis music. Good move? The group is still an inaugral part of the music in- dustry-they're still strong. I donit think they had any hard feelings IorPeter. Fm sure they wished him well. So do I. -John Cahoon, Senior in 4 Chemical Engineering S tending in the dim lights, Robert Lamm sings solo. The keyboardist is one of the original members of the group. Photo by Bob Hillhousei Fall Student Life 13

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I met the man himself hilt was so wild,...l mean, I was so dumbfounded...l couldnlt believe I actually met George Thorogood! I! remember it like it was yesterday. My Mend and! went to this really small, private hotel where we just knew George and the Destroyers were. We tried to pay a bellhop to tell us where he was, but that didn't work. We'd come this far, we thought, how could we give up? But as fate would have it, there was nothing more we could do, because the concert was to start soon. 'iJust about the time we were going to give up, an old couple came in and asked us if we'd come and join theni in the lounge for awhile. Why Not? We were there for some time. II was standing beside the doorway, when all of a sudden, he walked in. George walked in the lounge, looked around, look- ed at me, right in the face, and walked out. I? couldn't believe it! I was frozen. My friend said to go out and talk to him, so I got up the courage and walked out to the lobby to find him. There I was, just shaking his hand, not being able to let go, telling him how much I liked his music. He said to me, Il'd shake your friends hand if you let go. I I was so embarrasse . IAIter talking, I got to kiss him on the cheek, and then he was gone. ljust couldn't believe it.... And I'm not the kind ofperson to get overworked about a celebri- ty. But I sure did enjoy the con- cert more. -Kim Patterson, Junior in Marketing