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Styx, named after the mythical river in Hades, performs in
front of a sell-out crowd Using mood synthesizers and three-
part harmony, they sing their popular songs Babe Sail
Away " , and Lady
It’s only rock& roll,
but we LOVE IT!!
Y ou're driving down the road lis- crowd.
* tening to the radio and singing At 11:30, after its all over, you feel
along to your favorite tune. All of a it’s ended all too soon. Your friends
sudden an announcer starts talking all agree, “ It was fantastic and well
crazy and wildly. “ WOW Radio pres worth the money.”
ents, Linda Ronstadt!” Is $7 to $12.50 worth paying for a
You think to yourself, “ Alright. I’ve concert? Many Ralston students
been waiting a long time for her to would pay that and more.
come to Omaha.’’ Sophomore Kim Chelhboun said,
You race home to tell your friends “ I would pay more money if the
and to write to the Brandeis Ticket group was good and played good
Office to order four tickets at $12.50 music.”
a piece. This year Omaha tried outdoor
“ Hurry up April 23!” concerts at Rosenblatt Stadium. The
Wednesday after school, you and Beach Boys and Oak Ridge Boys led
your friends get in the car to hurry very successful concerts that will
and get in line to avoid the mass lead to more outdoor concerts next
crowds. year.
At 7:15 it’s becoming unbearable Other Omaha concerts this year
to breathe, stand, or open your included the Doobies, Jethro Tull,
eyes. Finally, 7:30 p.m. comes, and Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, John Den
they open the gate with only a half ver, Liberace, and Englebert Hum-
hour to wait! perdink.
After you’re situated, the room is Concerts had a major effect on
buzzing with anticipation. You see record sales. After the concert many
binoculars, people drinking and people bought the album promoted
smoking, frisbees, inflated balls, and that evening. Popular albums this
human pyramids five people high. year were Cornerstone, Styx; The
The first group comes on, and all Wall, Pink Floyd; Minute by Minute,
you can do is clap because all you Doobie Brothers; Flirtin’ with Disas
can think of is Ronstadt. After set ter, Molly Hatchet; Damn the Torpe
changes and tuning of guitars, the does, Tom Petty and the Heart-
lights go down low. The cigarette breakers; and the Long Run, Eagles.
lighters are held up in salute. The Inflation and rising prices make a
curtain opens and there she is. tight crunch on everyone’s pocket-
She dazzles the crowd with a new book, but Ralston students will still
punk rock style. After the concert pay for tickets, records, tapes, and
she does an encore for the pleading albums, even as the prices go up.
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