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?AM ECOCK Monday, May 9, 1977 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Vol. LXVIII, No. 51 ^' * 1^ HV' pl^^Pi^?MM|3y,. '^1 Blowing for one 1 igs^pfrt^--tap?" ';'* :' '' '' ' '-.' ' 1BP-' [5f3a37r A - > H< /i> V Sfcyf " V ' . A Trna" >/% ^a?r A/ /S^T m : v, \W i Hit* j1 ; it out ast time tj* UL. r i H% WM j^BP By BARRY J. GLENN Gamecock Staff Writer The gathering at Intramural Field A ternoon had been billed as an outd< featuring the New Riders of the Purple S Contenders. By late afternoon the c couldn't have cared less about the qu music. They were too busy having a big outdooi Of course the bands played, but they > three hours behind schedule. Those drift field around 2:30 p.m. heard rumors of; The problem was that the New Ri< equipment never arrived. Finally USC't ISK BP? ?l i H 1 ?1 ^& -< > ? - "-'t^ iT-f-rTT^"F3^^^BBfi i p'?'v ;'J^B-"^-^~?1 system was used as a Friday af- ONE MIGHT EXPE >or concert degree heat to curse 1 iage and the because of the delay, rowd there But this crowd, whi< ality of the p.m., didn't seem to m with motors or ?r?ir -r" r party. socialized. It didn't rm .vere almost It didn't even matter t ing onto the spot in the nation Frit a late start. having a good time. Thi iers' sound the last big bash. ? own sound Tom Camptoll-THB OAMECOCK last-minute replacement. (T a crowd sweltering in 97oudly and throw beer bottles :h swelled to about 3,500 by 6 ind. Everyone either sat back its or walked around and IUCI null UlU IMIIUA Wt?rt' IcUtJ. hat Columbia was the hottest lay. Nothing mattered except is was the ultimate USC party, See CONCERT, page 8