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YES, pictures reveal 'wonderous stories'
here are a lot of people who
T get the impression that 'rock
concerts’ are only for those poor,
misguided, troubled teenagers, who
only go there to drink, smoke pot,
and take drugs. The people that feel
this way are obviously not concert-
goers. Most teenagers who do go to
concerts feel that it’s just a great
occasion to get together with
friends and enjoy the musical enter­
tainment.
Senior Scott Sapienza makes
concerts his hobby. In the past four
years he has attended 67 concerts,
where he took pictures of the per­
formers. He got started in his hobby
at his first concert, Foghat; he
wanted pictures to remember it by.
"I really think it’s exciting to go
see a group perform, Bspecially
when you like them,” he said.
Jethro Tull, Queen, Yes, Rush,
Journey, Aerosmith, The Cars, Bad
Company, Styx and Foreigner are
just a few of the groups he has pho­
tographer in concert.
“ I sold pictures of Alice Cooper to
Fever magazine, and I sell them to
people I meet at concerts upstage.”
There are also problems with
going to concerts. Scott says he
leaves for the arena at 1 p.m., and
they usually will not open the doors
until 6 or 7 p.m. Some groups will
not allow 35mm cameras in, for fear
of selling prints. The worst problem
is pushing, which makes it difficult
to get good focused shots.
Many times Scott takes in both a
110 and a 35mm, in case 35’s are
not permitted.
Right now Scott is trying to save
for a Nikon camera which will cost
almost nine hundred dollars.
Because of the career Scott
wants, the time and effort he puts
into his hobby is also good experi­
A concert goer for 4 years, Scott Sapienza buys his tickets early for a
ence. Scott would like to be a photo sure shot from a front row seat. For a general admission con­
cert. Scott gets there a few hours before the doors open
/journalist for Trouser press, a punk to find a spot in front of the stage
rock magazine, or he wants to own a
record store in California.