discussion summary

This is my discussion summary.

Tues. October 31 (Halloweeen!!)
We actually didn't have and perfomances because Kelsey had joined Jesh earlier and Dooner was not ready. Instead we talked about the jamboree and readings and podcasts. We decided that swing dancing in Louie's Lower Level should work. Kat mentioned that it would be better if we dressed up for it because then the people would get a better idea of swing dancing. We also discussed trying to have a small band play a song, so on Tues. they will bring their instruments and try it out. Also, class on Tues. will just meet down in Louie's so we have more time. Some people like Kat, Machelle, and others decided to meet in the library to find some music for the band. That was a success and they had picked out a song called "Haunted Ballroom". Then we discussed work conditions for Kat at caribou and caribou vs. starbucks. After that we got into small groups and discussed things in the readings and podcasts that we found interesting and important. We found out that Kat's grandmother went to high school with Patsy Cline and she thought Patsy Cline was really nice. Brady mentioned that the third episode said they wanted to keep everything in print even if it wasn't popular. He really thought that was cool and enjoyed it.

Thurs. November 2.
We had two performances today, by Jennifer and Dooner. Jennifer talked about Janis Joplin and then sang along to one of her songs. Janis was in three different bands, the first one called Big Brother and the Holding Company. Janis was involved with drugs and eventually died from heroin. She did have a long clean break though. Janis was born in 1943 and died in 1970. Jennie then sang along to Bobby Mcgee. She got really into the song and tried to show the passion that Janis puts into her music. We then discussed the meaning of "hard to fill in her shoes" and Nic compared Elvis Preseley to Eminem. We got into a big discussion about Eminem and how he is a really good songwriter but not normally good lyrics. We also talked about random shows on TV like How to capture a rapist, My sweet 16, and South Park. Kat mentioned that she thinks Justin Timberlake is turning into Michael Jackson with the hat and one glove... Dooner did his presentation on Jazz parades and marching band. He talked about Dixieland Jazz. He mentioned that marching band comes from the military bands that would go with the military into battle. Modern marching band is highy competitive and Dooner would call it a sport. Then Dooner exlained some of the different commands. His presentation was cool because it was obvious that he is passionate for marching band. It made it so you paid more attention because the presentor actually cared about what they were presenting.

Yep, that is basically it. So just remember to meet in Louie's on Tuesday and everything is good.