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V66: New Music Wednesday – Colbie Caillat

With all the fires in California there’s comfort in hearing music from one of the local favorites. Colbie Caillat is from Malibu. (Think lovechild of Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow.) This version of “Droplets” was recorded (not by me) at the beach with her friend and frequent musical partner, Jason Reeves.

I am so impressed with this gal. She’s down to Earth, can write catchy tunes, and was born in 1985. Chances are Shem will say she’s too mellow, or too poppy, or she isn’t “eighties” enough. Hello? 1985! Spring, Junior year. Can’t get more “eighties” than that.

Happy Birthday, Gwen.

Go Sox

Goal: a pic from each of you this month

If the Patriots can pull out a win every week, we can pull a picture out of our closets. Everyone who participates is asked nicely (or in my case, in a whiny, pathetic, girly voice) to send in one pic. It can be you then. It can be you now. It can be you with your kids. You with someone else’s kids. Kids who aren’t yours but who though the box you pointed at them would steal their souls. Very simple to do. Especially if they’re already in digital format. If you need help posting, just ask. Email me: steviesaf (at) gmail DOT com (we write things this way these days to keep the SPAM bots away. I don’t think it fools the spam bots any better than spelling words like \/|AG®/-\ but we’ll see.

outrage! whs to end ‘hill day’

WSPN, the Wayland Student Press Network, reports that the school is going to ban Hill Day, that long and wonderful tradition of stumbling roaring-assed drunk running down the hill on the last day of senior year. WHS principal Tutweiler explained his twisted logic:

“Having witnessed it first-hand last year, I have an accurate sense of what Hill Day looks like. The hill down which students descend (perhaps “tumble down” would be a more appropriate characterization) is very steep, slippery, and covered in poison ivy – safety. Some, certainly not all, students are hung over, still inebriated, and/or weary from a long night of partying – illegal. While this is the last day for seniors, it is not for students in grades 9 through 11. Nonetheless, their learning is disrupted as the leaders of the school run through the halls, banging on locks and classroom doors – disruptive.”

Well, on the one hand, yes. On the other hand – drunken high school babes. Come on, Tutweiler! You used to be cool! What happened to you?

I like this part of the article:

Many students were devastated, and they ignited with fury.

Devastated. They were devastated. And they ignited with fury. Good writing, to be sure, but somewhat florid given that they weren’t told they were, say, being sent to Iraq. They were told not to run down a hill drunk.

Perhaps some feel Mr. Tutwiler has not been here long enough to make such a dramatic change to our school…

Pop quiz: this was written in response to A. The school changing to the metric system B. Making the cafeteria go vegan C. The school’s new policy of “No Fat Chicks” or D. Deciding it’s not a good idea to have drunken minors run down a hill. (BTW – weak journalism to lead with “Perhaps some feel…”)

However, I have a solution – one that is based in compromise and still involves all the key aspects of keeping tradition. The students can stay up all night. They can get toasted on crappy warm beer that their older brother bought for them. But at the end of the night, they have to run up the hill instead. That should cut down on speed, injuries, and will probably end after two or three steps in a large flow of puke. This should entertain the school immensely and be a lesson for the underclassmen on the dangers of blah blah blah whatever.

V66: New Music Tuesday – James Hunter

Infectious and clever, James Hunter proves to be a man of impeccable taste who has learned from his influences rather than simply imitating them. Word on the street, he even writes the horn arrangements. Take that! …you artists that don’t arrange your own horn parts.

Oddly enough, this music would be more appropriate on our parent’s high school blog. Fortunately for us, they don’t have one…maybe Harriet does.

Heh heh

Some Lewis Black stand-up – in my humble opinion, this guy is Hysterical – politically ‘n religiously poingnant to boot – especially the stuff about evolution, religion, and fossils-

Peace and Laughs -
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That visionary class of ‘87

Allow me to steal from our snotty younger sibilings’ WHS 87 blog for a moment, for they have posted an absolutely wonderful picture from their Boxers & Blazers Dance which they held during their senior year:

I salute the Men of Pure Genius behind this idea. I’m sure the logic was as follows:

1. How do we get girls to show up at a dance in their underwear?

2. That’s all I’ve got.

Why Mike Weiss felt it necessary to cover up Deb Gaffin with his flashing, I have no idea. Perhaps it was a designer label inside his lapel.

More pics from Tasker’s wedding

Mr. Akerman sends us this link to his photo album from TackDawg’s nuptials. Here are a few samples, but go to the link for the whole thingy.

It’s All Ball Bearings Nowadays

All this talk of Gary Gray and the Senior Ski Trip. Reminds me of Fletch, of course. The music reminds me of something…just can’t place it.

Sorry, Gary…

Yes, this is a painted hand, and yes, it is totally irrelevant to WHS, but this. is. cool. Besides, it’s been quiet around here…too quiet. If I have to come up with a WHS reference I’m gonna go with “This looks like something Mauger would have come up with.” Anyway, check out the link for more cool photos.
http://www.moillusions.com/2007/02/palm-painting-illusions.html