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It has just come to my attention that my former college, The State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta) has been put on the list of the Top 50 College's for Women, by Cosmo Girl magazine.  The Daily Star Online addition, the local Oneonta newspaper, has a brief write up about this achievement that can be found here.  The article from Cosmo Girl can be found here.  No other SUNY school was on this list, and only 4 colleges in total were from NY state. 

This is just an interesting story as one of the lures of Oneonta is the number of women that attend the school.  In my experience the number of attractive women at Oneonta is unlike most any other school, especially based on it's size.  I have a multitude of friends who will agree that the women of Oneonta State are perhaps some of the best looking and most intelligent in the country. 

What is also great about this article is that it may draw more women to attend college at Oneonta, which will benefit the future generations of Oneonta State.  Oneonta has a great mix between academics and nightlife, and can sustain both successfully.  Lets hope the tradition continues.

P.I.T.

Far, Far Away from West Virginia, I'll try the Troubadour

Last night I went with Shannon to The Troubadour to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.  They were in *support* of The National.  The opening band was Richard Swift.  Richard Swift was actually pretty good, although I only heard about 1/2 of their set.  I denoted the *in support* of The National above because Clap Your Hands Say Yeah went on last, and WERE the headliners.  I didn't really get into  The National that much as I was anxious to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.   

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah played for about an hour and put on a great performance.  Their style and sound fit in very well at the Troubadour, and was one of the better shows I've seen there, including that of The Killers.  If you don't have or haven't heard the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album yet, get it here. 

After the show Shannon and I headed out to Pasadena to go to my friend Jenn's birthday bash at a bar/club called McMurphy's.  My disclaimer: McMurphy's is an absolute shit hole, and not in a good way.  We got there a little late due to the concert going a bit long, but we had a good time closing the night out with Jenn.  Sorry for my lateness Jenn, but you got your dances in.  And so did Shannon.  The Clap Your Hands show put me in such a great mood I was almost able to overlook the fact that I was in one of the worst bars I've ever visited.  If you are ever in Pasadena, do yourself a favor and skip this bar, go to Lucky Baldwin's instead.

Thats all for now.  Shannon and I are embarking on a mini-vacation on Sunday.  We are going to Vegas for 2 nights.  We will be staying at Treasure Island in a Premier Tower Suite with "capTIvating panoramic views of Las Vegas."  I like how they focus on the TI, marketing is special.  I also like this room because it is on the top floor, and I've liked that lately.

A Tribute to the Greatest Concert in the World

On the 22nd of September Shannon and I went out to The Wiltern LG to see Tenacious D and friends for a Katrina Relief Concert.  We were lucky enough to get some great seats in the Loge.  The price per ticket was high but went to a great cause.  Even though I've donated to the effort before, I had no problem helping out a little more. 

This was one of the best concerts that I have been to in my life.  Fiona Apple lead everything off after being introduced by Jack Black, and was pretty impressive.  Her new album just dropped so maybe you should check it out. 

Sarah Silverman wasn't so hot, and was the actual low point for me that night.  Maybe this is because I had Really high expectations for her.  Oh well, after that the show was insane.

Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age and Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal led off with an acoustic Johnny Cash song, and then rocked out for 4 more songs.  Jack Black dubbed them both the "Queens of Death Metal and Eagles of the Stone Age."  Jack Black joined in as a stage dancer for the final song, and boy can that big man move.  Perfect combination of ROCK and COMEDY. 

David Cross was introduced as being at the D's first ever live show, and the fundamental discoverer of the band.  David is a pure comedic genius.  He had the entire place in tears with laughter.  As a surprise guest, Bob Odenkirk showed up and David proclaimed the reunion a success. 

Dave Grohl came out for a solo acoustic set.  He said that this was one of the most rare events for fans, as he hardly ever performs these days without the band.  He played "Best of You" and "Friend of a Friend." 

At the conclusion of his set Josh and Jesse came out for the best live version of CCR's "Born on the Bayou" I have ever heard.  Yet another tribute to the bayou. 

The D, of, course stole the show.  With Jack Black and Kage stealing the stage between acts, they followed with a great performance.  Most of the songs they played are from the upcoming movie "The Pick of Destiny", but they actually did a lot of stuff from the CD "Tenacious D."   

About a minute into Tenacious D's finale song Dave Grohl walked out to the drum set.  This led to perhaps the best live song that I have ever heard.  The intensity and excitement JB and KG couldn't hide was awesome.  The song  was "Double Team" and it was brilliant.

This post has been far too long, so I'll cut my praise short.  The night ended with a JB and KG encouraged 'jam session' with each performer of the night.  Each musician (except Fiona Apple) and comedian (including Odenkirk) came out and jammed for about 10 minutes.  This show was far too good not to post about.  Sorry about the delay.