D E C E M B E R 0 2
The site was redesigned for 2003 into a light blue format. Dave and Mike enjoy snow days. Dave shares a bathroom with Jason Mraz, remembers Mario Paint and jams with Russ. Eugene remembers Turbo Teen, Andrew remembers bird hats. Mike Ferenczy joins the samurai by stealing things from Dave.
lose the l.b's (and take off those pounds)
I'm about to head back to Baltimore after a short but relaxing holiday break. Unfortunately, we really didn't have enough time for Okay Samurai to get together with DonnieG5 in Arizona for the past week. Missed Eugene and Eric too, but I'm sure we'll chiggity-chill over the summer. So anyway, last night Russ and his girlfriend Courtney came over and helped fill the holiday musical void. We jiggity-jammed for about 2 hours with all the old UVA standbys like Pour Some Sugar On Me, Straight Up and Stay. Andrew set up his bongos along with a woodblock, cow bell and cymbal, so the three of us together seemed very Guster-esque. Andrew also rocked out on guitar for our last song, the acoustic version of Forgot About Dre (e-mail me if you've never heard it before and want a copy). Without a doubt, the highlight of the night was an impromptu song. Russ sat down on a stool and thought he had broken it (which he didn't) and said, "gotta lose some l.b's" (pounds). What followed was a 3-minute song about "losing the l.b's," with a freestyle from me that left a lot to be desired. I rhymed "pig" with "burger" and had trouble rhyming something with the extremely rhyme-able "whole". Andrew said that he thought I should have done better, being that I teach in the inner-city and all. How true. But the three-part harmonious chorus of "lose the l.b.'s, and take off those pounds" was well worth waiting for. Courtney took some pictures so maybe we'll be able to post a few here in the near future. All in all, it was a good ending to the break. And thanks to Mike for his first posting yesterday, but I counted my Sierra Mists before I left and will be expecting full compensation upon my arrival home.
See you in 2003.
Tuesday, December 31 at 10:20 AM
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