Graham Turns It Out
Brother Party
DSA To Sponsor
Red and White Day
Warner
by Gloria J. Ross
As the man said, “it wasn’t
nothing but a Warner Brothers’
Party.” A Universal Jam. It was
the Pre-homecoming celebration,
with Fat Back Band and Larry
Graham and Graham Central
Station. It was Friday night,
October 24. And it was ba-a-a-a-a-
a-a-d.
The show opened with the Fat
Back Band, a group out of New
York City. Their presentation
was a combination light and
sound show, and for an opening
band, it was excellent. They built
the pitch of the audience up, and
prepared them for the king
attraction: Graham Central
Station. Fat Back is composed of
seven players. They have been
together for seven years. Their
lastest single is “Yum-Yum,”
and they will be releasing a new
album soon- “Raising Hell.”
Though Fat Back Band was
good, they were not what
audience had come to see. And
when Larry Graham and
Grahama Central Station came
on stage, the crowd roared with
delight. GCS opened with an
introduction, in which each
member introduced himself and
his intrument. As the members
sang, slides of the group and each
Genia
individual member flashed on
three huge screens behind the
band:
The top-hatted Hershell, the
seductive Chocolate, the
grooving Larry Graham. The
group then went into a little ditty
that the audience was familiar
with: “We’ve been waitin’ for so
long. We want to play for you our
little song.”
And play they did. GCS took off
on a whirlwind that didn’t let the
audience drop for a moment.
With tunes like “(You don’t miss
your) Water,” and “Can You
Handle It,” the packed Coliseum
swayed with the jammin’,
pulsating beat of the band. It was
as if GCS was composed of over
2000 members, because most
everyone in the audience knew
the songs, moved to the rhythm
and danced to the beat almost as
well as the band itself.
With GRAHAM CENTRAL
STATION flashing in neon lights
in the background, Graham
invited four members of the
audience on stage to talk
“Grahamula” in a syncopated
vocal number.
One highlight of the show was
the group’s presentation of
“Release Yourself,” an all time
favorite, where Graham and the
audience both really got off, with
tamborines clanging both
onstage and in the audience.
Graham’s call for energy led to
three minutes of constant
screaming by the audience, from
which Graham Central Station
went right into their thank you
song to their record company, “It
Ain’t Nothing But A Warner
Brothers’ Party.” And with that,
the group exploded into another
song in which the audience and
the group were worked into a
frenzy.
When the group left the stage,
the crowd in the Coliseum was
dripping with perspiration. Larry
Graham and Graham Central
Station had come on in a flash,
and they left the stage smokin’.
Chuck Davis
Dance, Co
November 18, 1975
The Day Students Association
has, in past years, sponsored Red
and White Day. This is a day set
aside to boost school spirit while
preparing the Rams for a
fantastic homecoming.
On this day, the DSA Queen has
the pleasure of representing the
association by leading the mini
parade, through the campus. The
parade, which consist of the
cheerleaders, the letter girls and
the band, starts at Hill Hall, and
continues, marching in soulful
rhythum to the gymnasium
where a pep rally is held.
During the pep rally a host of
spirited events take place. The
cheerleaders bring the Rams to
their feet, cheering with
enthusiasm as the Ram football
players are introduced. As the
Rams are in the spirit of
homecoming, the spark is
uniquely set off by the WSSU
marching band. They prepare to
celebrate the Rams victory by
burying their dead comrades.
This year the WSSU
kindergarten will crown a Mr.
and Mrs. Ram. It seems that
Ram spirit has no limit!
The DSA will have various
groups and fraternities
participating in Red and White
Day. These groups will put on
shows with the best promoters of
school spirit receiving $25, $15,
and $10 cash prizes. Five judges
will select the winners. All
organizations are asked to show
their school spirit by competing.
Day Students who are
interested in helping with the sale
of balloons and pom-moms are
asked to contact any officer of the
DSA or Mrs. Maurice Johnson in
the enrichment center. Day
Students are reminded that this is
their special occasion and are
asked to please participate and
support the Rams.
The DSA is requesting all
students to wear Red and White.
On Nov. 14 show your school
spirit.
The DSA congratulates Miss
Pamela Miller, DSA Queen of
1975-76.
Start preparing now Rams for
Red and White Day. Boost the
Rams to a victorious
homecoming!
from the land of. .
Alpha Phi Omega
The brothers of Alpha Phi
Omega hope to be in the midst of
their Sickle Cell fund-raising
project. This ans a special
gathering for the visiting
brothers and sisters of Gamma
Sigma Sigma will be held. The
brothers of Alpha Phi Omega
would like to take this
opportunity to welcome all
returning alumni ans wish to
offer our services whenever
needed. Recently, the chapter
worked with Experiment in Self
Reliance under Michael Wright
to help sponsor Halloween
entertainment for the kids.
Iota Phi Lambda
Iota Phi Lambda is a new
sorority on Winston-Salem State
University’s campus. The
sorority is made up of Business
and Professional women united
together in loyalty and service.
The purpose of the sorority is to
work toward efficient service in
the Business field, as well as, in
other professional fields.
Iota Phi Lambda has a charted
membership of four aspiring
young women. They are Flavella
Hopkins, president; Brenda
Barnes, vice-president; Olga
Thornton, secretary- treasurer;
Arlinda Eason, dean-of-pledges,
and Miss M. Hawkins, advisor.
The sorority will engage in
several civic and community
projects this year. For further
information about the sorority
please contact any member.
Nu Gamma Mchumba
On October 26, the sisters of Nu
Zeta chapter of NGM initiated
nine young ladies at Appalachian
State University. This marks the
beginning or the birth of Nu
Gamma Mchumba at
Appalachian. Once again NGM
has taken a foothold onto another
campus. As you can see from
such an event that “Gamm” is
going strong. The pledgees are to
visit WSSU soon and the sisters of
NGM will have a “jam” for them.
The sisters of NGM will have a
float in the parade during
homecoming. Also there will be
one of those dy-no-mite- jams—so
get off and jam with gamm.”
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