Victoria High School - Stingaree Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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The eyes Canal ears have Number one hits in the entertainment world Motion picture and recording industries were thriving and diverse businesses in 1982-83. New, exciting concepts in the entertainment world were formed. Technology and quality provided scrutinizing fans with superior entertain- ment. Major movies boasted excellent photography and sound, while television sets were constantly being improved, and home and car sound systems were ex- tremely common and sophisticated. MOVIES Salem Six and the Playhouse showed movies with varying storylines. Popular movies appealed to a large audience because of the changing subject matter which included science-fiction, comedy, romance, drama, thrillers, and special effects. E.T. - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL was a landslide in popularity. E.T. was a touching story of an unusual alien who gets stranded on Earth and is befriended by a young boy. Who will ever forget E.T.'s cries of E.T. go home ? Steven Speilburg's captivating POLTERGEIST was a chilling and ironically humorous tale of ghosts and goblins. The frightening special effects kept viewers on the edge of their seats! A continuing sequel film, ROCKY III, was a fast paced film of an aging boxer CRocky Balboa played by Sylvestor Stallonej try- ing to retain his title in one last match. Balboa's determination and eye of the tiger provided excitement and glory! A tale with two story lines was an OF- FICER AND A GENTLEMAN. The plot pro- vided a love story between Richard Gere and Debra Winger, and a man's struggle to prove himself. The story took place in a training camp of the navy. Believable? No. Funny? Definitely, TOOTSIE was an off the wall comedy about an actor CDustin Hoffmanb who couldn't get acting roles as a man so he dressed up like a woman and got the lead on a top soap. Meanwhile, he falls in love with a woman on the soap, and many hilarious complications arise. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH pro- duced some unconventional activities of high school students. Crazy antics fre- quented the show. The picture was sup- posedly a true account of high school life. VHS students acquired the phrase Hey bud, Iet's party from the movie. 5 4, 4 4 g i fr ,O fe E.T. and Drew Barrymore capture the hearts of millions of movie-goers in the touching box office hit, E.T. CWide World Photos lnc.J TELEVISION Television opened a new door for viewers. T.V. watchers were able to choose from network, educational and cable stations. Networks produced popular shows such as Square Pegs, Fame, Dallas, Dynasty, All My Children, Magnum P.l., Hill St. Blues, M 'At S'i'H, and mini series such as Shogun and the Winds of War. Educational T.V. provided classic dramas such as The Scarlet Let- ter, and informational series like Nova. Cable T.V. allowed viewers special coverage of events and movies such as sports on ESPN and concerts and movies on HBO. MUSIC Music fans enjoyed rock, ballads, punk, new wave and country tunes. A new fad in music was video recordings of pop songs such as HBO's Video Jukebo. The follow- ing albums and singles wre popular among VHS students: albums, Allentown - Billy Joel, American Fool - John Cougar, Asia - Asia, Business as Usual - Men at Work, The Distance - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Diver Down - Van Halen, Emotions in Motion - Billy Squier, Get Nervous - Pai ,,. .... . ....., . ... .. Critical listeners can choose from many differe types of music on sophisticated sound systems. Benatar, H20 - Daryl Hall and Jol Oates, lt's Hard - The Who, Jacks: Browne - Jackson Browne, Long Aft Dark - Tom Petty and the Heal breakers, singles, Baby, Come to me- Patti Austin, Dirty Laundry - Dl Henley, Eye of the Tiger - Surviv: Hurts So Good - John Cougar, Jackal Diane - John Cougar, Nobody - SylV Mickey - Toni Basil, The Other Womi - Ray Parker, Jr., Rock the Casbah- The Clash, Rosanna - Toto, StrayC Strut - Stray Cats, Truly - Lionel F chie, Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocl and Jennifer Warnes, When I'm With Y - Shariff, You and I - Crystal Gaylea Eddie Rabbit. 100 X entertainment 4-

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Under the ladder Rhonda Browning's date cannot decide if he wants to say the simple words, l do. l As Dean DeAtIey found out, being hugged by Sara Kloztman and Jill Janecka is the funniest part of winning Anchor Club Beau. People are allowed to dance on the gym floor as long as shoes are removed or tennis shoes are worn. C'mon Lynly. Let's get married! complains J. C. Camp while Lynly Huebner tries to resist. uys save bucks in a visit to dogpatch ables were turned January 15 as the girls treated the guys at the 13th an- al Sadie Hawkins Dance, The girls gave ir guys a homemake corsage, a free ner, and the chance to enter Dog tch U.S.A. 182 hillbilly couples presented their adillo invitations and paid S5 per cou- e to enjoy the music by the Texas Ar- madillo Band. The Anchor Club created two large murals which turned the gym into a barn. Couples tied the knot under the marriage ladder with band-aid wed- ding rings and marriage certificates. During intermission, the Anchor Club beau nominees Jimmy Broome, Kurt Friedel, Matthew Gonzales, Mike Gon- zales, Shad Hardin, Mike Mallette, and Bryant Markette were honored with Dean DeAtley as the lucky winner. For the se- cond year in a row, Richard Huber won the corsage contest made by Connie Rogers. This was the one night out of the year that everyone had fun dressing up and ac- ting crazy at a school dance while the guys didn't have to pay a cent. sadle hawklns f 99

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