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HANGOUT HOT SPOTS

Okay, Now Where?l

·michelle welch-
Another Friday night. Nothing Peppers, and a variety of local
to do, nowhere to go. It bands were just some of the
seemed like it would be the bands that came. Junior Jenny
usual , go to the football game, Burns said, "Concerts were
and then go eat somewhere something I loved going to be-
like Burger King or Godfather's. cause I got to see some of my
But what happened when favorite bands live, and I could
there was no game? People really get into the music."
seemed to congregate at Whether it was Friday night,
someone's house when there after school, or at a concert,
was nothing else to do. Ac- Omaha provided many oppor-
cording to Matt Boehnke , "If tunities for entertainment. e
there wasn't a party, then my
friends and I would hang out at
one of our houses or just go to
a movie." '
Another spot where people
went was Perkin's on 72nd and
Dodge. It was a place for peo- ;
pie to meet, to talk, to eat, or
to compete on who could drink
the most cups of coffee. Family
Fun Center was nearby Perkin's
to play video games.
Some people waited until
midnight and went to West-
roads AMC Theatres for the
Rocky Horror Picture Show. Jun- ~
ior Lisa Custer said, "Rocky Hor- .. ::::::::;;:~~t-11111!11
ror was a great place to go
and have a blast because they : ~ /.
did not care what you brought : ... ': 1
to throw at other people." '/
Sometimes there were area "
concerts to go to. REM , the Rol-
ling Stones, the Red Hot Chili

Upon leaving the Old Mar-
ket, students could go to Central
Park Mall to take a walk. look at the
scenery. or take pictures. (K . Zimmer-
man) ''Concerts were something I loved going
West Dodge was a common
) meeting place for students on Friday to because I got to see some of my fa-
and Saturday nights. Indian Hills The-
vorite bands live, and I could really get
atre. Family Fun Center. and various
fast food restaurants provide weekend
entertainment. Seniors Stephen Mills . into the music.'' - Junior Jenny Burns
Sean Schmidt. and Collette Furst stop
outside of Grandmother's to wait for
their friends. (S . Kiger)

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