University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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Bands 88 Smithereens The near - sellout crowd jammed to the loud, driving music of the Smithereens on October 10, 1988 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. Kelly and the Messengers opened the concert with music of their latest album Under the Sun . The Smithereen s stage presence was great! In- credible levels of energy were shown on stage by vocalist Pat DiNizo, and bassist Mike Mesarus. This concert was considered to be one of the best in the last two or three years at UWSlout. 22 — Bands

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Recently the name of the weekends set aside for parents to visit Stout was changed from Parent ' s Weekend to Family Weekend. It re- flects the changes in the student body popula- tion. Also the schedule of events has been di- rected more towards the family as a unit. Ac- tivities during Family Weekend included: de- partmental shows, special meals, tournaments, music concerts, dance presentations, come- dians and many other forms of entertainment and involvement. Family Weekend, which ran from April 15th to the 17th, ended with the Stout Antique Auto Show. The show had over 250 cars on display tanging from Corvettes to De Sotto ' s. Seven different car classes were featured at the car show, starting with pre-war models dating be- fore 1945, to post-war cars ranging between the years of 1946 to 1962, and then the last class of car models dated between the years of 1963 to 1974. The show also included any trucks that dated before 1980. The last class to be judged was the People ' s Choice Award, which in- volved the spectators by allowing them to choose the most popular model of the show.

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Limited Warranty An unsettled audience was created by this band when they performed a compelling performance in Great Hall in late February this past year. Numerous special effects were used, including light and smoke shows, to create a jungle-like effect for their perfor- mance of the remake of the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight . The end of the show had the audience singing and dancing with the song Kiss Him Goodbye. The Nylons Intruder Opening for Intruder was hard rock band. Dr. Banzai. This rockin ' band from LaCrosse played mostly originals while other songs were from groups like Van Halen and Dok- ken. The main performer of the night was Intruder. They performed three originals in which the fans had a definite response. The rest of the show consisted of songs by groups like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Iron Maiden. The lead singer was T.C. (Trash Can), bassist Terry Dokken, guitarist Mike Gustafson, and drummer Chris Hallet.