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H-e-ere’s

Berry!

T he annual Auditions Review
■ was held March 20-21. A new
format, a mock of the Jerry Lewis
telethon was used. Some minor
changes were made. The telethon
was used to raise money for ing­
rown toenails.
Master of ceremonies, Berry
Lewis, was portrayed by senior Alan
Bone. Senior Dave Hattan assisted
with the theme by playing the sidek­
ick Ed McMahon the first night and
senior Joel Sartore the second
night. Senior Mark Quandahl was
Billy, the poster child. Charlie Davis
headed the telethon orchestra that
played “ What the World Needs
Now” and many more. Junior John
Zurek helped out at the tote board;
he changed the dollar amounts
when donations were pledged from
places like Wendy’s and Seven
Eleven. Other people that wished to
donate could call for phone
pledges.
To entertain the audience and to
seduce pledges, many of Ralston’s
students created laughter with zany
skits such as White Fog, the Nuclear
Warheads, belly dancers, singers
and ballet.
“This year we wanted to have a
more professional, classy, organ­
ized and consistent format,” said
Alan. “ I had the idea about three
years ago. It seemed like a good
idea to try and keep things
together.”
Organizers, with the help of spon­
sor Mrs. Jan Knowles, planned the
telethon for two months and worked
seven hours a day the week before
the show.

“ I got a mixed reaction about the
show, but mostly positive,” Alan
said. “ It was great being host. I got a
chance to do the dumb things I
always wanted to do up on stage.”
The AA Review is a pre-April
Fool’s Day show. April showers,
spring fever, ski trip, spring break,
and suntans make up that spring
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