Gerry Dee Comedy Show

Last night Gerry Dee performed live at the MacKay room. The doors opened at 7:30 and the show was set to begin at 8pm. When entering the MacKay room, Gerry Dee, and opening performer Mark Little, were sitting in the lounge area meeting with fellow concert goers. I had a chance to meet him, and also get a picture with him, which was very cool. He also thought he remembered me from somewhere? Is it possible for him to see through the camera into my home when I was watching him on TV? Mark Little, a nerdy looking guy, with thick glasses took the stage, and definately played the part in his comedy. He went on about how he was basically a douchebag magnet, and was very funny to say the least. He also had an audience member take the stage and read a few of his lame but humerous jokes, while he hyped the shit out of them. Gerry Dee took the stage around 9pm and performed an hour long set. He talked alot about his 9 years of teaching throughout his set, about what it was like going to X, and of course, Wheel Pizza. The audience was roaring all night, both Mark, and Gerry were excellent! Mark Little actually took the picture of Gerry and I (Gerry claiming Mark was his personal photographer). The sold out show was absolutely hilarious, and I was glad to have went. Thanks for reading :)

TD Music Event

We cheered the loudest, and as a result won the TD Bank free concert featuring The Stills, K-OS, and Girltalk. The concert was much anticipated by many students here at X, and lead to frustration around the dispursal of tickets. Tickets to the concert to be held in the Mackay room were limited to 800. Details on where and when to pick up tickets were to be sent out via the facebook inbox to those of which had joined the TD event on facebook. Due to technical difficulties of Facebook, many students (including myself) did not receive details until 2 hours after the tickets were given out. Those who were lucky enough to get the message, or check the event wall posts, received the details, and most were able to get tickets. The student union stepped up and were able to get additional tickets which were randomly distributed to members of the event (me being one of these lucky individuals). The concert was set to start at 7pm, and I was one of the first goers to arrive. I staked out my spot against the fence, where I intended to spend the rest of the night. The Stills took the stage around 7:30, and played an energetic set to get the crowd going (which was still relatively small at the time). They opened with their hit song "I'm with you" and played several others before leaving the stage. The crowd had gorwn significantly, and the wait for K-OS to take the stage resulted in crowding and pushing towards the stage front (which also resulted in the front rows being squished against the fence). The campus police, along with other concert officials, tried to get the crowd back, in a helpless effort. They threatened to shut the show down if everyone didn't get back, but K-OS eventually took the stage after about a half hour of pushing. After about 10 minutes of K-OS being on stage, I grew tired of being squished and decided to take off, I'm not really into his style of music anyway. From what I heard, the rest of the show was awesome,and Girltalk really pumped up the crowd. Thanks for reading :)

Welcome Back

It's been awhile since my last post on this blog. Midterms, being sick, and paper/projects have kept me busy. The latest buzz that is going around campus is H1N1. Signs of the flu are evident everywhere, from information emails, to hand sanitizer, to decreased class sizes. Many students who are experiencing H1N1 like symptoms have been quarantined to their dorm rooms on campus. I've also heard rumors floating around that if the number of H1N1 cases on campus reaches between 20-30% of students that the university will be shut down (possibly til the end of this semester). This rumor has been hopeful for some, but not all. The general consensus I've gotten from 4th year students is they don't want a university shut down in fear that this may postpone their graduation. Personally, either way is okay with me. I was also lucky enough to receive my H1N1 vaccine before the shortage arose and is now limited to high risk categories (it only took 5 hours of waiting, and missing one class). I should also mention that StFX has again been in the news for it's achievements in the Globe and Mail, and Macleans Magazine university reports (brief articles can be viewed at www.alumni.stfx.ca). This just goes to show, as many of you already know, how fortunate we are to be students/grads of StFX. Thanks for reading

Parking at StFX! There's alot of things you'll find during your experience at X, but parking is a rarity. This year seems to be worse than ever for parking on campus, relieved only slightly by the use of the St. Ninian's Place parking lot. Now, I'll admit the campus does look good, but do we really need that much green space? It seems like every week they're putting in new trees somewhere, is it too much to ask for a few additional parking spaces? And watch where you park, the campus security jeep is always on the prowl for illegally parked cars, $10 for a parking spot? Sometime's its worth not being late. Today there was a cross-country meet on campus, and as much as I like how the university supports high school athletics, it ties up roadways, and all the would be available parking spots for the students who are actually attending classes. And what about the state of the roadways on campus. This year money was invested in repaving two sections on campus, one patch near the football field, and another near Nicholson. These two sections were getting pretty bad, but the state of the rest of the ashphalt isn't that great. For one of the top ranked university's in Canada, you shouldn't have to worry about losing a hub cab while driving through campus. Could some of the money from parking tickets not be used towards paving? Oh wait, those tickets are issued by the town. Until the time comes when the parking issue is addressed, and the roads repaved, I'll just have to keep dreaming. Thanks for reading.

Comedian Gerry Dee is set to perform at the Millennium Centre on November 20th. You've seen him on tv, either through performances on the Comedy Network, commercials for Atlantic Lottery, or as a contestant on the show Last Comic Standing. He's a very funny guy, and you should all check him out when he visits campus. For tickets, or more information visit the box office located in the main entrance of the Millennium Centre.

Lastnight the Trews played live at the MacKay room, and I gotta say it was ne of the best concerts I've been too. The doors opened around 9pm and the the show got under way with opening performances by Tim Chiasson and Morning soul. The concert itself was a dry concert, which is not what was mentioned on the ticket, so like most other concert goers I headed down to the Inn to have a couple pre-Trews drinks. The Trews hit the stage at around 11:30 and the crowd was ecstatic! A sea of arms was all that could be seen throughout the crowd, and everyone sang along with songs such as, So She's Leaving, Paranoid Freak, Every Inambition, and many more. The energy from both the crowd and the band seemed to be undying, and when the Trews finally left the stage, the crowd cried out for one more song. The Trews retook the stage and played not only one more song, but 3 or 4 more! They kept saying how good it was to be back at home, and that wherever they go they always say that they're from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, which I thought was very cool. They also played a new song from their acoustic album which is out now and can be found on their website (www.thetrewsmusic.com). All in all the concert far exceeded my expectations, and I wish it didn't have to end. Check out one of the videos I took of them performaning Fleeting Trust from their album House of Ill Fame. The sound quality is not the best, but then again it was taken with my Blackberry. Enjoy, and thanks for reading.

Trews! Tomorrow the Trews will be playing at the Mackay room on 3rd floor SUB. The music on the Main committee has come together to bring the Trews back to Antigonish. I can hardly wait, the lost tine U saw them live was 3 or 4 years ago when they played at the Millennium Centre, and they were awesome. I was also fortunate enough to be a student at Dr. JH Gillis Regional High when they played at 2 of our high-school dances. l still remember back to junior high when their brother and his band mates were putting up posters for One Eyed Trouser, the former name of the Trews. Their young brother Paddy was in my grade. And was able to get my copy of House of Ill Fame autographed for me, I was so excited! I’ve been listening to them on my iPod for the past week, and it seems like every song I think, l really hope they play that one! There seems to be lots of excitement around the concert, and it arms to be a good time to be had for all. Hope to see you there, and as always thanks for reading. Also check out the Trews website for a chance to win an autographed Gibson Hummingbird guitar (www.thetrewsmusic.com)