The Nifty Fifties

I recently went and attended a play at Livingston Academy, the high school from which I graduated.  Over the years, Livingston Academy has put on a number of productions while I have been there, but my favorite that was recently done was The Nifty Fifties.  The Nifty Fifties is about a group of high school teenagers trying to get the famous Ziggy Springer, a singer, to perform at their high school Hippity-Hop. The play was also a musical which made me enjoy it even more.  The director, Greg Dingwall, did a great job casting the parts and directing the play.  You could tell he really pushed the kids to act to the best of their ability.  My favorite character in the play was Jughead Jarvis.  He was the funny guy that really brought a lot to the play.  He was all the time tripping over something or saying something off the wall that made the play hilarious.   Another thing that made the play quite humorous was the lack of singing talent on stage.  The main character Muffin Mansfield had a solo and I definitely think the play could have done without that girls singing.  Over all I though it was a very good high school play.  It had a great story line and was easy to understand. I would recommend this play to anyone. It's great for all ages young and old. When it comes back around I know I'll be there with bells on to see it. 

Concert

I recently went to a concert at TN Tech in the Bryon Fine Arts building. Being a musician myself, I was kinda excited to see what all instruments I would hear. I've always had a fascination with musical instruments, especially the piano since that's what I'd play. I was actually very disappointed with the concert, mostly because it's just not really my thing. The concert was called Anonymous Four. It was four women singing in latin. Towards the end of the concert they sang a few songs in english that I actually understood. That part wasn't so bad. The concert might of not been as bad if there were musical instruments, a guitar, piano, flute, anything. But it was only the four women singing. It wasn't that they were bad singers, it just really wasn't my kind of concert. I look forward to going back and actually listening to musical instruments and not just singing. Next time I'll be sure to check the schedule find out what is playing.

4-6-09

 Non-essay

This section in english 1020 looks really exciting and different. I really enjoyed the videos that I watched.  I thought it was cool how some people risk their lives just for the enjoyment of others. I like all the magic and that sorta stuff that was shown on these videos. I thought one of the best things about the video was the kid that was only thirteen years old. It would take a lot of courage to get up in front of a huge crowd and preform and do that kind of stuff. I also read the Poetic Terrorist blog. I didn't entirely understand it, but I thought there was some really cool and funny  things on there. It made me laugh. My favorite video was the CHALK video. I think its awesome how people use chalk and create such a work of art. I also believe that's a great way to make your voice heard in public places by drawing catchy pictures or cool phrases. I know I always paid attention and always read the the chalk drawings when I would walk on campus around the UC. Overall I'm excited about this section this last stretch in english. It'll definitely be something different than the same ol paper.