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Then in February of 1983, WSU
along with the ASUI Programs
sponsored the Charlie Daniels
Band, in a concert that proved the
band was more than just some country
group. The group played all the
favorites and impressed the audience
with their beautiful instrumentals,
but the highlight of the
evening was the band's musical and
video tribute to deceased rock-era
artists. While the band played
"Reflections" pictures of Elvis, Janis
Joplin, Harry Chapin and many
other greats whose talents would
never be forgotten were shown.
However, despite the band's great
performance the concert lost money
and both WSU and the ASUI had to
absorb the deficit. Such financial
risks were the main reason why the
UI wasn't able to produce such
large scale concerts while WSU
could. For WSU though, the loss
was offset by the fact that they made
money on Kenny Rogers, Dan
Fogelberg and Gordon Lightfoot.
Although not capable of attracting
big names, Idaho nevertheless
created their own distinctive style of
Will she or won't she.
The play "13 Rue de l' Amour" had an intricate
storyline with several characters
and plots revolving around each other.
Monsieur Morice!, played by Tim ThrelfalL
had some second thoughts before he
entered into an affair with Leontine,
played by Donalee Yagues. (photo by J.
Yost)
entertainment with lesser known,
but just as talented, performers and
a surprising amount of student
talent.
September was a void month -
Romeo Void that is. It was an exhausted
Romeo Void that treated
Idaho students to an evening of new
wave.
"It was really wonderful to see
everyone in costume," said Barry
Bonifas, ASUI Programs director.
Students, dressed in tight checked
pants, cat-eye sunglasses, miniskirts
and vaans, all crowded into
the SUB ballroom. Along with the
bright clothing came creative
hairstyles with several students
showing up with their own version,
done in hairspray, of the popular
mohawk.
After Romeo Void, entertainment
went from funky to far out when the
creator of "Star Trek" Gene Roddenberry
highlighted Star Trek
Week. During the week both "Star
Trek - the Motion Picture" and
"Star Trek - the Wrath of Kahn"
were shown. On the final night Roddenberry
spoke before the "Star
Trek Bloopers" film was shown.
Dropping strong hints, Roddenberry
let it be known that there
would indeed be a "Star Trek III"
and that Mr. Spock may not be
dead. At the time "Star Trek"
debuted, science fiction shows were
not very important, but Roddenberry
said that the TV executive's
ignorance of science fiction
helped him use the format to get
his social messages across.
"The teenagers in the audience
understood what I was saying, but
it went over the network's heads,"
Roddenberry said.
At a press conference before his
talk, Roddenberry theorized that the
"Star Trek" series proved so popular
because it "is the only literature that
is hopeful, that says things may be
better tomorrow."
The weekend after Roddenberry
left, the theater season began on a
more serious note with the performance
of "The Elephant Man." "The
Elephant Man" was a sensation
when it appeared on Broadway
nearly a decade ago. Audiences
weren't used to the brutal humanity
depicted in the play. It was an unnerving
experience. With John
Morgan in the role of John Merrick,
for which he later won the Ireane
Ryan Drama Award, campus audiences
could experience the harsh
reality of the play just as those
earlier Broadway crowds.
Ground Zero Week, in October,
dealt with the harsh realities of how
people would be able to handle and
perhaps survive a nuclear
holocaust. As part of the Week, the
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