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