A Few Loose Things

So this is the final wee of classes here at SUNY Buffalo, and today was insanity. 2 finals and 1 paper due, tomorrow, yet another paper due. This weeks grand total: 3 finals, 2 papers and 10 hours of sleep. With 2 more finals to go May 7 and 8. This guy above has the right idea.

Anyway in other news... I am leaving for Alaska on May 18th for the entire summer, I'll be working at Denaile national park. Hopefully if I can figure it out I will be broadcasting a video blog from the land of the midnight sun to show people what goes on up there, it's all new to me.

Finally some review for everyone, because that seems to be what I do other than bitch about stupid things...

Let's talk about Spring Fest 2007...

Sunday April 22nd, UB hosted their annual spring fest featuring: Guster, Jason Mraz, Finger 11, Juxaposse, and The Roots. Before I dive into the concert review I'd like to take this time to give credit where credit is due, the mini carnival outside of Alumni Arena was awesome. Free games, free food, free energy drinks, free everything! I especially like the bongie run and bouncy boxing. We cleaned up at all the games as well, winning a total of 20 something stuffed animals. After getting my ass kicked in the boungy run by my roommate, I challenged him to an over sized boxing match where I proceeded to pummel him until he gave up.

Inside, the fee stuff kept coming, free organic chap stick, free organic smoothies, free Ben and Jerry's ice cream, oh yeah and the bands played as well. I'll make this short and sweet...

First up Juxaposse, they won the UB battle of the bands, how? I do not know. A bunch of white kids performing reggae and Bob Marley covers, I don't think so, you guys suck...

Next Finger 11, I think everyone knows these guys, a blend of Creed, Nickel Back and all those other annoying bands. Their intro said something about the show "rocking every part of your body" the only thing it rocked was an old man in a chair. I rock out harder to Kids Bop...

The 3rd band of the night hailed from somewhere up north they go by the name Guster. Associated with the new school hippies, these old men put on a pretty decent show. I'm not by any means a Guster fan, but I was that night. They were really the only band that had it together up there...

The Last band I stayed to see was Jason Mraz. I only have one question for him, was it your first time ever performing in front of a crowd? It seemed like everyone was playing off a different set list. Horrible, I would have rather watched a fat guy fart for 40 minutes.

Lastly, I have to say that it didn't seem like any of the bands enjoyed playing in front of a college band (I can't speak for the Roots), except maybe Guster, who brought their campus conscious tour to UB- that's where all the organic stuff came from.

Respect,
Mr. Greg