VOL. XXVIII, NO. 1
OCTOBER 1, 1986
Fall offers fun, fads and fashion
Visit the season’s new hot hangouts
Visit the season’s new hot hangouts
By K. Krieschen and B. Walters
This fall fashions are changing, new shows are brightening up the T.V. Screen and hot, exciting activites are lighting up the fall weekend nights.
Even though Des Plaines is occassionally reffered as the City of Destiny, this destiny has failed to bring thte average teenager a reasonable choice of entertainment on weekends. However, Maine West has not failed to offer activites for its students.
West sponsors numerous weekend football games which are always fun to attend and you’ll get a kick out of the sock hops which often follow the excitement of hte event. You can’t beat the price of fifty cents for a night of music and dancing at the hop. Admission to the game is as equally affordable.
Outside the suburg od Des Plaines exists a world full of excitement for teenagers. For those who want to rock-n-roll, head on over to the Hard Rock Cafe located on 66 W Ontario and Dearborn in Chicago. Friday and Saturday, the Cafe is open until 12:00. Don’t forget that the teenage crowd must be seated before 7:30.
Patsy Desmond, employee at the Hard Rock stated, “Many people mistake our club as having a dance area, but the music is enough to get the crowd going.” Patsy added, “The rock memorabilia draws a lot of attention to our club.” Plus, during vacations you can catch live broadcasts of Z-95 every Monday.
Also found in the city is Medusa’s, a hot dance club which caters to the teen scene and is located on 3257 N Sheffield Ave in Chicago. A teen dance is held from 7:00 to 11:00 pm on Saturdays and features progressive pop music and as Mark Stephens, deejay, stated in the Chicago Tribune, “We’re moving to more guitars, foreign records and an European synthesizer.”
The crowd at Medusa’s dresses very fashionably, but not necessarily in high fashion. Nearer to the home front, Gino’s East, located in Arlington Heights, draws a large teen crowd and has an interesting atmosphere. Jenny Schmidt, employee at the restaurant, stated, “Our club is very laid back. You can be yourself. The entire restaurant is filled with grafitti from customers which allows them to leave a part of themselves here. Their grafitti is here forever.” The club is open until 12:00 on both Saturday and Sunday.
Lucky, a fifties restaurant, has recently opened in the Woodfield shopping mall in Schaumburg. Lucky is open past the regular mall hours, until 10:30 pm on Fridays adn Saturdays. Mellissa Carver, hostess and cashier at the restaurant, stated, “What draws a large teen crowd is the age group that works here because we are all under twenty-three years old and we make up a really wild atmosphere.” Lucky has individual juke boxes at the tables for the customers to select from a wide range of fifties music which is played throughout the restaurant.
For the movie-goer, direct yourself to some of the higher quality films this fall, such as the popular, Nothing In Common, Stand By Me and Mona Lisa. An employee at the Golf Mill theater insightfully mentioned that the movies scheduled to appear for October include: Peggy Sue Got Married, Children of a Lesser God and Taipan. For all the Risky Business and Top Gun fans, Tom Cruise is appearing in his latest movie, The Color of Money.
As the saying goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” Woodfield and Randhurst always make for nice places to go, but why not “shop around” for new and different malls to visit ? Old Orchard, Hawthorne, Springhill and Stratford Square are great places to spend your money while on a shopping spree.
Chicago also offers chic places to buy stylish clothes, but that’s only half of the deal. The Chicago atmosphere and its unusual people add to the excitement of an excursion downtown. State Street and Michigan Avenue offer more of the “high-fashion” stores, while Oak Street has more unusual boutiques and record stores. For the person who wants high-fashion and unique little stores in one mall there’s Water Tower Place. It’s a great indoor spot for style.
Back at home, teens can turn to Randhurt’s Soundtracks for some fun. Almost every person dreams of what life would be like if he were a rock star, and Soundtracks sends you right into stardom. Kids pick out a favorite song, and then have a professional recording made while they sing. For just $9.95 teens can record one song.
One employee, Gretchen Koman, said, “Teens usually choose the top 40 artists. Madonna, Prince and Huey Lweis and the News are popular.” Teens are attracted to the store, Gretchen believes, because they are less embarrassed and have ususally had some sort of music training. She comments, “The music is geared to all ages, but the store mainly attracts teens.”
This fall fashions are changing, new shows are brightening up the T.V. Screen and hot, exciting activites are lighting up the fall weekend nights.
Even though Des Plaines is occassionally reffered as the City of Destiny, this destiny has failed to bring thte average teenager a reasonable choice of entertainment on weekends. However, Maine West has not failed to offer activites for its students.
West sponsors numerous weekend football games which are always fun to attend and you’ll get a kick out of the sock hops which often follow the excitement of hte event. You can’t beat the price of fifty cents for a night of music and dancing at the hop. Admission to the game is as equally affordable.
Outside the suburg od Des Plaines exists a world full of excitement for teenagers. For those who want to rock-n-roll, head on over to the Hard Rock Cafe located on 66 W Ontario and Dearborn in Chicago. Friday and Saturday, the Cafe is open until 12:00. Don’t forget that the teenage crowd must be seated before 7:30.
Patsy Desmond, employee at the Hard Rock stated, “Many people mistake our club as having a dance area, but the music is enough to get the crowd going.” Patsy added, “The rock memorabilia draws a lot of attention to our club.” Plus, during vacations you can catch live broadcasts of Z-95 every Monday.
Also found in the city is Medusa’s, a hot dance club which caters to the teen scene and is located on 3257 N Sheffield Ave in Chicago. A teen dance is held from 7:00 to 11:00 pm on Saturdays and features progressive pop music and as Mark Stephens, deejay, stated in the Chicago Tribune, “We’re moving to more guitars, foreign records and an European synthesizer.”
The crowd at Medusa’s dresses very fashionably, but not necessarily in high fashion. Nearer to the home front, Gino’s East, located in Arlington Heights, draws a large teen crowd and has an interesting atmosphere. Jenny Schmidt, employee at the restaurant, stated, “Our club is very laid back. You can be yourself. The entire restaurant is filled with grafitti from customers which allows them to leave a part of themselves here. Their grafitti is here forever.” The club is open until 12:00 on both Saturday and Sunday.
Lucky, a fifties restaurant, has recently opened in the Woodfield shopping mall in Schaumburg. Lucky is open past the regular mall hours, until 10:30 pm on Fridays adn Saturdays. Mellissa Carver, hostess and cashier at the restaurant, stated, “What draws a large teen crowd is the age group that works here because we are all under twenty-three years old and we make up a really wild atmosphere.” Lucky has individual juke boxes at the tables for the customers to select from a wide range of fifties music which is played throughout the restaurant.
For the movie-goer, direct yourself to some of the higher quality films this fall, such as the popular, Nothing In Common, Stand By Me and Mona Lisa. An employee at the Golf Mill theater insightfully mentioned that the movies scheduled to appear for October include: Peggy Sue Got Married, Children of a Lesser God and Taipan. For all the Risky Business and Top Gun fans, Tom Cruise is appearing in his latest movie, The Color of Money.
As the saying goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” Woodfield and Randhurst always make for nice places to go, but why not “shop around” for new and different malls to visit ? Old Orchard, Hawthorne, Springhill and Stratford Square are great places to spend your money while on a shopping spree.
Chicago also offers chic places to buy stylish clothes, but that’s only half of the deal. The Chicago atmosphere and its unusual people add to the excitement of an excursion downtown. State Street and Michigan Avenue offer more of the “high-fashion” stores, while Oak Street has more unusual boutiques and record stores. For the person who wants high-fashion and unique little stores in one mall there’s Water Tower Place. It’s a great indoor spot for style.
Back at home, teens can turn to Randhurt’s Soundtracks for some fun. Almost every person dreams of what life would be like if he were a rock star, and Soundtracks sends you right into stardom. Kids pick out a favorite song, and then have a professional recording made while they sing. For just $9.95 teens can record one song.
One employee, Gretchen Koman, said, “Teens usually choose the top 40 artists. Madonna, Prince and Huey Lweis and the News are popular.” Teens are attracted to the store, Gretchen believes, because they are less embarrassed and have ususally had some sort of music training. She comments, “The music is geared to all ages, but the store mainly attracts teens.”
V.C.Rs are also provide good teen entertainment. Countless video stores provide a wide choice of videos to be viewed. According to Video Show employee, Walter Nohelty, “Out of Africa, Back to the Future and Witness are three popular rentals.
On the scary side, a good choice might be Nightmare on Elm Street II. Walter also said that, “Beverly Hills Cop and Gung Ho are favorite choices for funny movies for teens.” Rentals average about $3.00 at most stores. Watch for special reduced two-for-one nights adn reduced prices on special evenings.
If your pocket book is dry, just staying home to watch some of the new hit shows this season might be a good idea. The new TV seaon has tuned in some real winners this season.
Among those on NBC’s hot list is ALF. The show is s sci-fi comedy about a family whose lives are interrupted when an alien smashes into their house. According to US writer Sharon Rosenthal, “ALF is the season’s cult hit.” Viewers can catch ALF on Monday nights at 7:00 pm.
The ceator of “Hill Street Blues” sends in another NBC shoo-in, LA Law. The program stars Harry Hamlin an dJil Eikenberry. According to Sun-time’s TV Preview, “LA Law is one of hte finest new series of 1986.” The shwo can be seen at 9:00 pm on Fridays.
For all the fans of “The Jeffersons,” there’s a new show, Amen, to watch. It stars Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson). Rosenthal further states, “Amen will be one of three new programs to hit big.” Turn your dial to channel five Saturday nights at 8:30 pm to see the show.
Head of the Class, staring Howard Hesseman, is a smart ABC choice for 7:30 pm on Wednesdays. Hesseman attempts to teach a class full of brains about human qualities. TV Preview states that, “Head of the Class has a good chance to succeed.”
Another ABC sure hit is Jack and Mike. It centers around a couple’s careers and their relationships with each other. The program appears at 9:00 pm on Tuesday directly after Moonlighting. The valuable time slot and modeling after Moonlighting’s characters give this show a good chance for surviving.
Many old favorites still have devoted followings. On Tuesday night, Growing Pains is still popular wiht teen viewers. Two students, Chris Moritz ’89 and Debbie Van Diggelen ’89, said that they watch the show because, “We really like Kirk Cameron. Also, the show deals with problems that we often face.”
Emmy award winning Moonlighting also runs on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm. What makes Moonlighting one of the season’s best shows ? Jim McAdams, executive producer of the Equalizer, stated in an US article that, “Shepard and Willis make you care about their characters, and that’s been mostly missing from TV.”
Miami Vice is revamping Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas’ wardrobes as Vice permanently moves to 9:00 pm on Fridays. Hopefully, the show will find a cure to their problem of plotless story lines last fall.
NBC’s top series, The Cosby Show, will air Thursday nights at 7:00 pm. Nearly half of the two dozen new shows are sitcoms and focus, in some fashion, on the family. The phenomenal success of Cosby is the influence which has produced this amount.
The “lord of late night lunacy,” David Letterman, is becoming more popular every night. He airs at 11:30 pm on channel 5, Monday through Thursday.
The sounds of fall are sure to be hot. Many new songs will be released soon, and some artists are setting records with their albums. The best-selling albums now are Cyndy Lauper’s True Colors, Stacy Q’s Two of Hearts and Talking Heads’ True Stories.
A Camelot music store employee, Jenny Jenkins of Randhurst shop, said, “Some of the most popular and unusual groups include Guadal Canal Diary, Modern English and the Eurythmics.”
The Monkees, a popular group back in the 1970’s, are making a quick comeback. Although lacking one of the original members of the group, the Monkees aren’t lacking quality in the sound department. According to Jenny, “The Monkees are big now, they have ust released a new album, The Best of the Monkees: Then and Now.”
The New Wave listeners have a wide selection of greoat groups and songs. Kellie Croteau ’88, a follower of New-Wave music, said that, “I like to listed to Depeche Mode. A-Ha is also popular and I think they’re pretty good.” John Meyers ’87 feels, “Talking Heads and mindless Madonna will be hot along with an increase in the popularity of girl bands.”
On the scary side, a good choice might be Nightmare on Elm Street II. Walter also said that, “Beverly Hills Cop and Gung Ho are favorite choices for funny movies for teens.” Rentals average about $3.00 at most stores. Watch for special reduced two-for-one nights adn reduced prices on special evenings.
If your pocket book is dry, just staying home to watch some of the new hit shows this season might be a good idea. The new TV seaon has tuned in some real winners this season.
Among those on NBC’s hot list is ALF. The show is s sci-fi comedy about a family whose lives are interrupted when an alien smashes into their house. According to US writer Sharon Rosenthal, “ALF is the season’s cult hit.” Viewers can catch ALF on Monday nights at 7:00 pm.
The ceator of “Hill Street Blues” sends in another NBC shoo-in, LA Law. The program stars Harry Hamlin an dJil Eikenberry. According to Sun-time’s TV Preview, “LA Law is one of hte finest new series of 1986.” The shwo can be seen at 9:00 pm on Fridays.
For all the fans of “The Jeffersons,” there’s a new show, Amen, to watch. It stars Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson). Rosenthal further states, “Amen will be one of three new programs to hit big.” Turn your dial to channel five Saturday nights at 8:30 pm to see the show.
Head of the Class, staring Howard Hesseman, is a smart ABC choice for 7:30 pm on Wednesdays. Hesseman attempts to teach a class full of brains about human qualities. TV Preview states that, “Head of the Class has a good chance to succeed.”
Another ABC sure hit is Jack and Mike. It centers around a couple’s careers and their relationships with each other. The program appears at 9:00 pm on Tuesday directly after Moonlighting. The valuable time slot and modeling after Moonlighting’s characters give this show a good chance for surviving.
Many old favorites still have devoted followings. On Tuesday night, Growing Pains is still popular wiht teen viewers. Two students, Chris Moritz ’89 and Debbie Van Diggelen ’89, said that they watch the show because, “We really like Kirk Cameron. Also, the show deals with problems that we often face.”
Emmy award winning Moonlighting also runs on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm. What makes Moonlighting one of the season’s best shows ? Jim McAdams, executive producer of the Equalizer, stated in an US article that, “Shepard and Willis make you care about their characters, and that’s been mostly missing from TV.”
Miami Vice is revamping Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas’ wardrobes as Vice permanently moves to 9:00 pm on Fridays. Hopefully, the show will find a cure to their problem of plotless story lines last fall.
NBC’s top series, The Cosby Show, will air Thursday nights at 7:00 pm. Nearly half of the two dozen new shows are sitcoms and focus, in some fashion, on the family. The phenomenal success of Cosby is the influence which has produced this amount.
The “lord of late night lunacy,” David Letterman, is becoming more popular every night. He airs at 11:30 pm on channel 5, Monday through Thursday.
The sounds of fall are sure to be hot. Many new songs will be released soon, and some artists are setting records with their albums. The best-selling albums now are Cyndy Lauper’s True Colors, Stacy Q’s Two of Hearts and Talking Heads’ True Stories.
A Camelot music store employee, Jenny Jenkins of Randhurst shop, said, “Some of the most popular and unusual groups include Guadal Canal Diary, Modern English and the Eurythmics.”
The Monkees, a popular group back in the 1970’s, are making a quick comeback. Although lacking one of the original members of the group, the Monkees aren’t lacking quality in the sound department. According to Jenny, “The Monkees are big now, they have ust released a new album, The Best of the Monkees: Then and Now.”
The New Wave listeners have a wide selection of greoat groups and songs. Kellie Croteau ’88, a follower of New-Wave music, said that, “I like to listed to Depeche Mode. A-Ha is also popular and I think they’re pretty good.” John Meyers ’87 feels, “Talking Heads and mindless Madonna will be hot along with an increase in the popularity of girl bands.”
