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4 ' Irv*" v ' '"' ''^jh_^J^i in excuse door party Photography b) Mark Alexande and Tom Campbell f *^3rr?tj5i!5^^^ M- >4'C:-\:-_,. ^lirTuftjL jB -- ^ T~rri J|> nm II^TB . > ? ., . .r, ?11 * >iMlMi> -n > - ~ tt&S* * ^V ILVMLi^^ftuB fcigFTbw^M t i ( h^ 3?*~7i*' n( W$^0&! ta ff'SM^HI w W'-rf^ " _ 1 a< te ^MTJfea^MB^BMHBBgM (h 9SC *TI C< at e\ to ci th ri fii fo b] fo SI d b <)' 0( tJ b U n d c \c tr*r. ? ? ?. -? ? m :! , Concert *om page l THE BANDS WERE ONLY an excuse :ipate in the big party. Once you were ippened or where you were. Indeed, aftei ) idea where they were. This wasn't your rude, hell-raising ci Iking to old friends and getting high. ! hile others settled on the ground drinkini ;ross the heads of those quietly playin rnoon there was no talk of leaving just b< ay. These people were here to stay. No, this wasn't an infuriated mob bla ?lays. Just the opposite. When the USC tr juipment, people swarmed around offer ud in less than an hour EVERYONE STAYED in good humor. ( licrophones were being tested. Even a ontenders didn't discourage this crowd. 1 5:30 p.m. and went on for about an hoi /eryone continued their own little party, i the band. An hour-long wait between the Contendc i upset the crowd. When the New Riders b owd was high "sa kite. Some dan?;ng b< leasant array of country rock. It is doubt le name of a single song. One line stanc jrfectly describes the afternoon: "red-ey lot of red-eyed men were there loo. As night began to fall, the crowd becai Aay. It was a crazy sight One fellow si inning into trash cans full of empty bot eld tripping over cans and people. Two ot >r no particular reason. Many others lankets beside their beloved coolers and ir God knows how long A few decided nash the styrofoam containers to piecc AFTER Tin; CONCERT ended at 9 p.m le-hards stayed around, perhaps in th< and to perform. Or maybe they refused tc .or Criticisms could be leveled at whoever juipment not arriving. The music was i le sound barely reached to the rear of egan to fail completely at the end of the c< Credit must be given to the Russell I >mporary Sounds Committee and other linute sound system. TUn 1: * -i u - 1 III: Mi^gc.K l.UllipillIll'IU M1UUIU 1JC* ? isregarded the heat and delays to turn t njoyable campus events all year. For c irge group interested in one thing for a loi as a good time and a dynamite party was -j to come to the field to par: there you didn't care what a few hours most people had -owd. This crowd was busy Some milled around talking, g Deer, umers mrew trisoees g cards. Throughout the afjcause the bands might never ming somebody else for the uck pulled up to unload sound ing help. The equipment was "heers went up even while the i group as mediocre as the "hey began their performance ir. As they continued playing Nobody paid much attention ;rs and the New Riders failed egan playing at 7:30 p.m., the ?gan as the group belted out a ful many people remembered Is out above all others and it ed women and ice cold beer." ne quieter ana many nrilten taggered around in a stupor, ties. He continued across the her men took off their clothes ; simply collapsed on their remained out in the darkness I to attack their coolers and s. I. the party also ended A few ?ir stupor expecting another > believe the party was finally was responsible for the sound lot particularly powerful and the field. The sound system sncert. louse University Union Con s who helped set up the last iven to the thousands who hie PV'Anf itifr* /\rm r?f I ho tvwict >nee, it was possible to get a tig time. The common interest > the result. JL (ft fe&jj ?l -:r