Dueling Tees-old: 2007-11-18

I Use This For DT!

This is the better version (it's HD!) of the camera used to take videos you see on this site from Alumni Weekend 2007 and Homecoming 2007 weekend.

What's great about the Flip Video Camera? Click to show +/-

--it's easy to use
--it fits into your pocket
--it takes great video
--it's cheap for a good, portable video camera
--it has a USB port that pops up that plugs right into your computer
--at the push of a button you can easily upload videos to your computer and publish directly to sites like youtube.
--this camera now stores 120 minutes!

Gift Ideas:
--I got this camera for my cousin after she graduated from high school. I thought it would be great in college... and as I see on her facebook profile, she's certainly using it everywhere.
--my sister had a baby and since I live 2000 miles away, she and my brother-in-law video my niece and send me the videos weekly.

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KROQ loves this Penn alum's band!

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Matt Kap's (C'97, Pennfest '07 performer) band The Moving Picture Show is definitely heating up!

Most notably, they not only finished their first video, but KROQ just released a compilation featuring their favorite local Los Angeles bands with their song “A Bridge That Will Burn”!

Check out their first very cool video

Check out this song played live at Pennfest 2007!

Click here or here to get a free Mp3 download of their song “A Bridge That Will Burn” for a limited time

They have 3 upcoming shows on December 8 and December 12:
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His big Sundance announcement...

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Which Penn alum just made a big announcement on Monday regarding the Sundance Film Festival?

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Geoffrey Gilmore (C'74), Sundance fest director just announced that the film, In Bruges will open the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17. Per Variety, "The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hit men forced to take a vacation in Bruges, Belgium."

“In many ways ‘In Bruges’ is a quintessential Sundance film -- it’s brutal, philosophical, funny and totally original,” said Gilmore.

FYI, Geoff was a participant in the 2002 Los Angeles Penn in Pictures Panel (featured in photo above) held at Arclight Cinemas. Other panelists included moderator Lew Schneider (C'83, Friars, Everybody Loves Raymond writer), Cary Phillips (CIS '91, Principal Engineer at Industrial Light and Magic) and Josh Goldsmith (C'92, King of Queens writer).

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Has he had some "work" done"?

Apparently, as we can see from an old photo, this guy has had some "work" done...

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Oh Creepy Quaker Dude...

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Halftime dance with Creepy Quaker Dude

Apparently there was a dance competition during the halftime show of the first home basketball game of the season.

As you'll see, one undergrad tried to upshow C.Q.D. (Creepy Quaker Dude).

To the undergrad, I'd watch your back... There's just something about C.Q.D. that leaves me a bit uneasy.

Again, is it just me?

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This group has a good sound...

I've just been listening and watching new videos from the Penny Loafers new CD and recent Fall show.

...I must say I do enjoy them. I don't recall that this group was a favorite of mine back in 1996, but they really have a great sound.

Check out these videos:
Snippets from latest CD: Prophets and Pawns
"Bed of Lies" (whole song from new CD)
"How to Save a Life" (from Fall '07 show)

What do you think?

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Toilet Seat Covers and Free New York Times for all!

Monday, November 19, 2007

It's got music, dancing and a bus costume.

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From his first video welcoming the class of 2011, then to his last ninja themed video from a couple of months ago, Jason Karsh (C'08) and the undergraduate assembly are at it again with another entertaining UA video discussing some of their projects relating to dining, shuttles, housing, and multimedia.

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Bruce Willis teams up with 3 Penn alumni

Click here to check out which alumnis' (multiple alumni!) sci-fi film Bruce Willis will be starring in!

This film sounds great...

First announced back in March, Todd Lieberman (C'95, AEPi, Mask and Wig) will produce "The Surrogates" with husband and wife Penn alumni team Max Handelman (C'95, AEPi) and Elizabeth Banks (C'96).

Per Variety, "Willis plays a cop who, through his surrogate, investigates the murders of others' surrogates. The cop is forced to venture from his own home for the first time in years and unravels a conspiracy."

Bruce Willis photo credit: Variety

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A home on campus for bands, jugglers, irish fiddlers, & belly dancers

I love this.

It seems with the new Platt Student Performing Arts House, Penn has really been providing students with some very cool opportunities. (thank you Marc Platt (C'79)!)

From this fantastic program to an even more fantastic, dare I say "cool" opportunity open to students, staff, faculty and alums(!).

More after the jump...

Twice a semester, the Penn Collective sponsors "Up on Stage". From their website, performers have included "musicians, bands, jugglers, irish fiddlers, belly dancers, a capella groups, jazz quintets, folk musicians, and a large number of other performers."

This is awesome! A mini Pennfest of sorts.

Nick Gonedes, the director of the program explains, "We schedule the first two hours of our shows (4 segments, 30 mins each). After that, we allow "walk ins" to perform. (That's the real "open mic" part of each show.)"

Their next show is on Sat., 12/1.

Next semester's shows are indicated on their website: http://www.penncollective.com.

Those interested in performing should email Nick Gonedes at gonedes@wharton.upenn.edu.

Check out this video from a recent "Up on Stage" night

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