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As the song said. "Don't worry.
Be happy! ,. That one phrase exempli-
fied the f elings of many teenagers.
Shortly after the song made the
charts. happy face t-shirts began
popping up in stores across the
U.S.h Those little smiling visages
were seen not only on shirts. but on
boxers. earrings. pants. skirts. socks.
sunglasses and anywhere else they
could find a home. Unlike their 60'
counterparts. these shirts seemed to
be oxymorons. Happy faces with bul
lets through their foreheads, slashe
across one cheek. or straight line
sm iles with slogans like "Nightmare
on Happy Street." "Have a Day," or
"Half a Day" were all the rage. Sud-
denly people. like Senior Sand )(
Ciecko were seen proudly displaying
their favorite oxymoron. (T. Martin)

Since the days of bobby-socks and
What could finish off an outfi
Easy Rider. one trend remained in hi- more appropriately than a perfec
bernation until this year when it pair of shoes? This year especially,
seemed to burst onto the scene: Leath- that pair of footwear was. as Senion
er. Before now, most teenagers' expe- Jon Blumenthal put it, "My ugl)l
rience with leather went only as far as brown shoes." Okay, maybe not so
shoes or that odd-shaped pigskin • ugly, but popular beyond belief.
known as a football. Be it a biker or a Somewhat a cross between boa
bomber jacket. leather was on every- shoes and dress shoes. thes
Bean)
"Beaners" (for L.L.
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one 's "Most Wanted" list. Anyone "Eastlands" (for Eastland) were th
from Freshman Jennifer Larson to the footwear present on both male an
captain of the football team had a female feet. (R. Mill/met)
leather jacket or some sort of accesso-
ry. (T. Martin)