December 3, 1985 (Revisiting the Past)

I'm going back through what comprised my senior year of high school and first semester of college in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Come along for the ride. New posts every day or so mixed in with other things.

December 3, 1985. I might have been bombing out in my first semester at M.T.S.U., but I still enjoyed the student newspaper Sidelines. I would end up going back to school a few years later and end up with a Bachelor's degree so it's good. Today's post features some stuff from the December 3, 1985 Sidelines.

First up is an advertisement for a show on December 4, 1985 at MainStreet. I wonder who the surprise band was? Maybe that was the name of the band. My pal Smiley led the always rocking Riff Raff. I think this was for the Association of Recording Management Students, but don't quote me. I don't know if they were all playing Dire Straits tunes on this night either as I didn't have a fake ID so I couldn't get into clubs unless they were having an all ages show.

One of my favorite writers at Sidelines during my ill fated first semester was Clyde Crawley. Here's a snippet of his last one for 1985 featuring a bit on Lars Hall. I think it had been a running gag.

These coupons have expired and so have the Murfreesboro Cat's and Mazzio's. 

The ARMS show wasn't the only thing happening at MainStreet. You could check out rising country punk band Walk the West opening for Jet Set. The Nighthawks were a pretty well know blues band. My local favorites The White Animals were coming on the 11th. It's a really good looking month of music.

I've had all of these releases in my record collection at one time or another. I miss Cat's Records the most, but I really do miss the Sound Shop's Jackson Heights location too. That was another great record store.

I also miss Phillips University Bookstore which was in the K.U.C. right across from the post boxes.