Who would have guessed that lyrics such as "ba-doo-bop-do-do" could bring together people from the "Greatest Generation" of the 1920s all the way to Generation Y'ers -- and beyond? Given what happened during Lawrence's Jazz Celebration Weekend Nov. 6 and 7, apparently a few finger-snapping beats are really all it takes to bridge just about any generational gap.
Friday the 13th is sometimes given a bad rap for being an unlucky date, a scary spot on the calendar. Fortunately, the three Lawrence choirs have joined forces with the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra to brighten the face of this Friday, by giving a combined concert at 8 p.
Like Pink Floyd's famous laser concerts of past, Lawrence's own The Chairs created a multimedia experience for its CD release show in the cinema last Saturday night. The band played on a stage placed in front of a screen, which cycled through colorful, patterned images, providing an excellent backdrop for most of its songs.
The mockumentary is a relatively new genre in film. Born in the '60s, the mockumentary has come in recent years to capture and amaze the cynical satirist buried in the psyche of many a college student. These films offer a biting commentary on the ethos of their time.
When Derrell Acon first heard that he got accepted into Lawrence, he was thrilled -- then he found out he had not been accepted into the conservatory. "At first I was really sad, then I realized that being the sort of person I was, I was going to get in because I wasn't going to stop trying," said Acon.
As the finale of "America's Next Top Model" approaches, I think it's important to examine our final four contestants, using a carefully honed technique known as "Tyra-vision." The final four are Nicole, Erin, Laura and Jennifer. If we're going by names alone, none of them deserve to win, especially when we have had such previous winners as Teyona, Saleisha and CariDee.
Lists are always interesting. They rarely have something for everyone, and people are always saying, "How could you forget this band?" Also, any list that proclaims "The Best Of" is always more prone to fail than something more subjective such as "Our Favorites.