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Practicing with  about one-eighth
                                                                                          of his  keyboard equipment is  Senior Dave
                                                                                          Minter. Minter also does some of the lead
                                                                                          vocals. (K . Mahoney)













































                                                              Talent  Shows  Style



                                                                                   -kem  mahoney-
                                                                People  with  various  talents  ented people together and
                                                              chose to develop them differ- work as  a  team." Senior  Dave
                                                              ently. Some students even de- Tuma  said  " I liked  being in  a
                                                              cided to create bands. Most of  band for personal satisfaction."
                                                              the  bands  from  the  school  Junior  Chris Saub agreed that
                                                              formed within groups of musi-  " it  was great ge.tting to per-
                                                              cial  friends.  Through  pratice  form in front of a crowd an get-
                                                              and organization groups such  ting to see their  reaction to our
                                                              as  We the People. Treefrogs,  music."
                                                              and Vet to be Named pulled      Some  of the groups wrote
                                                              together. It  wasn't long before  their  own songs.  Senior  Dave
                                                              they were making music.       Minter said, "The key to writing
                                                                Each  band had a  variety of  a  good song  is  first  finding  a
                                                              music that they chose to play.  melody and building on it . Try  to
                                                              We the People played a  mix- find a hook and make it all fit to-
                                                              ture of Alternative and Top 40  gether."
                                                              (Mainstream Rock). Progressive   Bands  tried to make a profit,
                                                              Alternative  was  commonly  especially for the high  cost of
                                                              heard from The  Treefrogs. Vet  new equipment. The  Treefrogs
                                                             , to be Named preferred to play  played with three other bands
                                                              Pop,  and Hard  Rock.  This  var- at the American Legion Hall.  All
                                                              eity of music  determined that  three groups played at Chris
                                                              they each had their own sound.  Saub's house for a House  Party
                                                                Senior  Jon  Freidman said.  in  Jan.
                                                              " We were more of a  band to    No  matter the occasion or
                                                              play than to please. We didn't  reason of forming a band, they
                                                              want to be a duplicate of R.E.M  said they all  enjoyed playing in
                                                              or INXS . we want to sound like  front of audiences. e
                                                              ourselves."
   ften found practicing  in  While Practicing  with the band.   Each person had a  different
   ·  basement at  Brent  Wadman's  Sen ior  Jon  Freidman  takes  time  to
   Jse  is the band We the People. (Not  practice some tricks  such  as  twirling a  reason for  wanting to be in  a   31
   ture Justin  Nigro) (K . Mahoney)   drumstick. (K . Mahoney)   band. Senior  Justin  Nigro said.
                                                              " It's fun to get a  bunch of tal-


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