It is upon me.And
has been for a week now.School, that is.Classes and homework and papers and lectures
and professors and buses and pencils and idiots and idiots on bikes and little
sleep and typing and the Union and having class/work on Labor Day (today) when
no other college or school or various free-standing building does.But it’s all good – at least I don’t have
Friday classes.
The schedule this year includes Media Ethics (prof from
Harvard Divinity School; gonna be a great class with a lot of theory and
discussion), Symbolic Logic (this one would’ve helped before I took the LSAT;
it will suck), Advanced Expository Writing (crazy/goofy prof; chance to do a
lot of good writing), The U.S. Congress (lectures have both snore and
edge-of-your-seat potential), and Argumentative Writing (if you debate with me
after this one, my reason, intellect, and sharp syntax will bury your pathetic
statements in a seething pit of despair).So, the lineup seems to be good.
Now, here is what I can tell you about my second-favorite
band of all time, Hootie and the Blowfish (Simon and Garfunkel probably take
the cake, but it’s honestly close): they are freaking awesome!I’ve been a faithful follower of this band
since I was about 12 years old (though they released their first album, Cracked
Rear View, in 1994).I was born in’84,
so you do the math.I’ve purchased all
of their albums through the years, which is an extremely rare feat for me, and
I’ve always believed in their message and respected their demeanor.Not too many bands can say they give much
back to the world, but these guys can – the hopeful meaning behind their lyrics
and their service to country and community is pretty outstanding, and I don’t
think many people know that.Plus, there
is nobody with a voice like Darius Rucker.
Naturally, when my sister told me they were playing in MilitaryPark on Sunday, I couldn’t pass it
up.Especially since admission was
free!It was part of Rib America; the
food was pricy, but awesome and incredibly worth the show that followed.I went with the little (though he’s taller
than me) bro, and that alone made the night worth it.We ate some pulled pork and a half slab of
ribs, then listened to Hootie and bought a couple CDs.Here are some pictures from the show:
The Man - Darius Rucker
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The band
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Dean, Jim, Mark, and Darius
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Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, the cool drummer
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The band again
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The Man again
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The band again - really small, for some reason
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As you can tell, it was simply awesome. One
lifetime goal of seeing Hootie live: check. I'd like to road trip
it somewhere and see them again, but he's mostly on the west coast the
rest of the year. Oh, well. Viva Hootie!
Oh, and be sure to listen to 103.7 FM at 6 pm (for
the Bloomington folk) or 90.1 FM at 4 pm (for the Indy folk) on Sunday,
September 11 to hear me read my growth hormone article on NPR.
For all you other folk around the state, find your local NPR station
and tune into the Sound Medicine program. Should turn out pretty
well.
That's all for now. Good luck to all you
people with classes and all you real people with jobs. I hope I
get to be a real person some day in the very far future. Peace
out.
