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Octagon Club sponsors talent show
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| DRUM SOLO: Alex Turkovic performs his encore performance
for the student body. |
Talent is what makes the actor, musician, dancer
or writer. Talent is what was shown at Octagon Club’s Annual Talent
Show Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999.
The first act was stolen by the Lord of Illusion,
Tim Kelly, junior, who had a vivid display of lights with a music mix.
Kelly used his equipment throughout other student performances. “It's
a hobby of mine. I go to parties and do concerts and going to the
Talent Show was feeding the obsession, plus I never had a whole auditorium
applaud before,” Kelly said.
The second performer was senior Bonnie Wilson who
sang and danced to the popular 1970’s song “I Will Survive.” “This
year I was determined to be in the Talent Show,” Wilson said. She
was also paid five dollars by senior Kara Garcia to sing “I Will Survive.”
Juniors Nick Oldham, drummer, Josh Stacy, bassist,
Dwayne Welty, guitarist, and Uriah Kilgore, singer, played the song “Sweat”
by the band Tool off the “Opiate” album. “‘Sweat’ was an experiment in
universal harmony,” Welty said. Kilgore, who wore a long, brown fur
coat with a hat while he sang said, “We wanted good stage presence...if
they didn't hear us, at least they saw us.”
Thought the 1980’s were gone? They were until
seniors Becky Hibbard, Misty Floyd, Morgan Acosta and Garcia resurrected
the 80’s hits “Walk Like an Egyptian,” by the Bangles, “hangin’ Tough,”
by The New Kids on the Block, “Ice, Ice, Baby,” by Vanilla Ice, “2 Legit
2 Quit,” by M. C. Hammer, “Jump, Jump,” by Kris Kross and finally “1999”
by the man formerly known as Prince. “We wanted to do something that
everybody would remember,” Garcia said. Their act was accompanied
by the loudest 80’s fashions, the smoothest 80’s dance moves and tambourines.
The fifth performer at the Talent Show was Molly
Albertson, sophomore, did a ballet dance to the song “Don Quixote.”
Her most impressive move was the full splits at the beginning and ending
of her act.
Junior Heather Gideon, who sang during last year’s
Talent Show, sang once again. Her music pick was “Angel” by Sarah
McLachlan off her “Surfacing” album. “I just really like that song,”
Gideon said.
Another talented artist, who also performed last
year, was senior Alex Turkovic. His remarkable drum solo was much
appreciated by the crowd.
Suzanna Wittmaier, senior, read some of her own
original poetry. Her selection was untitled and was “inspired...
by a relationship with somebody,” Wittmaier said.
The ninth performance was made by sophomore Tony
Dobson who played a bass solo. His solo was a combination of different
melodies including the theme music from the “Peanuts” cartoon. “I
wanted to do [the Talent Show] because I did [Talent Shows] at my old school
and... it’s a tradition,” Dobson said.
The final act was a musical performance by sophomore
drummer Andy Palmer, Welty, junior bassist Travis Braun and Turkovic who
sang. The played “DMV” by Primus from their “Pork Soda” album.
Just as the Talent Show was about to come to an
end, Turkovic was asked back to the floor for an encore on the drum set.
“I had a lot of fun doing it,” Turkovic said, “I hope I turn some people
on to music.” |
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