Malt Likker & Movies at the Beat.
Can we get any cooler?

So, maybe we should post something about the events of homecoming weekend…

First, I would suggest you check out the Collegian, it pretty much covers the whole thing.

<>Great weekend overall…except around 4 in the morning we were all sitting around the living room chatting (most everyone had gone home and the lights were out) when some Townies came in the backdoor. We asked them to leave…but they didn’t really want to. So a couple of us called the cops while the others tried to talk them down. Result; the Townies got upset and took some cheap shots and ran when they realized the cops were on the way. In the end, our laundry room was a pool of blood and some of our friends were looking pretty rough…but they’re ok and chicks dig scars, right?

Seriously, thanks guys. We owe you one.

Homecoming at the Beat, September 17th-18th. Be there!

Prosp3ct and I are wondering what has become of our beloved cactus, Drowning Bob. We believe he deserves his own room after being a housemate for so long.

The Beat is better than ever. The whole house has been refinished thanks to our great new landlord. Special thanks to everyone (beatniks and expatriates) who helped out with our special projects (the Beat now features a party annex and a SpeakEasy).

Packing List for the Beat:

-400 cigarettes
-50 cigars
-1 fifth of Wild Turkey 101
-1 fifth of Vodka
-1 case of beer (cheap)
-1 case of Ramen noodles
…hopefully we’ll get the blog updated soon. The new team is: Dave Frank, George Linzel, Harvey Jones, Jon Gibbons, August Stafford, Lee Nunn.

Admin privileges granted...I look forward to seeing a more active site.

Btw, I think I still have some boxes in the basement...I will try to find some way to come by and get them, though it's a very long drive to Hillsdale from Boston. Otherwise, I may ask some friends still at the 'dale to come get them for me (read, Konrad LaPrade). :)

Best of luck with another year, and remember me to the ol' 'dale. I miss it terribly, and the Beat most of all.

Who all is living there this year anyway?

Jared

So, could one of us new guys get admin status on the blog so we could update it (comments, descriptions, embarrassing photos of Will)???

The new guys are getting ready to move in. So far on our packing list the priorities appear to be
1) Shot Glasses
2) Deep freezer for animal parts
3) Matchbox "safety streets" metal detector with charming phrases such as "Looks like somebody forgot to empty their pockets" and "look what I found".

IF ANYONE EVER EVEN COMES HERE ANYMORE...

I'd just like to report that my lovely wife has become a fan of Futurama. I am rejoicing. I no longer have to sneak my viewings thereof like some guys (fortunately not me) have to sneak beer. :)

Life is good.

Finally joining in the fun at Hillsdale College.

Gugg's party is tonight at the Beat. I can't make it (stupid house-sitting responsibilities). But you all should. Let us all know how it was.

HEY, WOAH: For some reason a Reist quote seemed apropos to the following question: Is it cool with y'all if we use the Beat for Mr. Gugg's bachelor party on the 26th of December (which, btw, every single one of you is invited to)?

Let me know (1) if we may use the house/fire pit, and (2) which of y'all can attend the festivities, hereafter dubbed "The Gugg Hitchin' Christmas Time Festival: Let All Women Rejoice and All Men Make That Funny Little Expression With Furrowed Eyebrows Expressing Something Between Confusion, Surprise, and Despair."

I think you lazy blog slackers at the Beat should join in on this crazy little shindig. This way, you get to see who is like me and who would complement me well. Aren't you thrilled?

Um...right...

Or, you could just join in to start some action in this ghost-town-ish corner of the web already.

SimilarMinds Compatibility Results okoye ||||||||| 95% |||||||| 90% pulchersentio ||||||| 81% ||||||| 79% hebe |||||| 69% ||||||| 81% bobgolding |||||| 70% ||||||| 78% tildegauche ||||| 57% |||||| 68% ockhamist ||||| 57% |||| 54% djhugger |||| 50% ||||| 62% similarity complementarity

How compatible are you and your friends?

THE UNDEAD: Boo! I'm back from oblivion.

I remember the Beat being a much more exciting place when I was there than it seems to be now. Where are the crazy little posts about Sato's ad hominem attacks on everybody? Where are the ludicrous quotes? Where are the stories about good ol' Beat near-nudity? What gives?

Did y'all get boring or something?

Maybe you're all dead.

The party seemed to be a pretty decent time for all, or at least most, involved. Lots of good costumes. Post your vote for the best one as a comment. Maybe the winner will get a taco. Or a cookie. Or nothing. Or something. Pics are forthcoming, I'll let you know when and where they're up.

Tales from the Upstairs Closet

Silliman wants some stories about the organ, eh? Well, for now, this is, sadly, as exciting as it gets.
The Organ (I think we should name him "Spleen") has finally found a home. Migrating first from the back hall to the kitchen, it slowly worked its way up the stairs to what had been Wazoo's room, and was The Beaver's room before that. There it sat, for days upon days, in the middle of the glorified closet, merely taking up space that nobody was bothering to use. Then came the fateful day of... *du dum dauuuhhm* the arrival of Phil's PS2! Sitting on the floor unused (as Phil refuses to buy any Playstation games) in the main room, he finally decided to move it upstairs to the other TV. Hating the current location of Spleen, he and Wazoo (I believe; if Wazoo had no part in this, correct me) found a nice spot for it next to the keyboard.

Now that the PS2 is connected, I had an idea for a low-key party that would be very much in-line with the way we often do things around here. Some night, when we're all really bored in the dead of winter, we get every DVD-capable machine playing a movie. Everyone picks one to start with, and then switches every 20 minutes, give or take. By my count we can get at least five, probably six, flicks playing, and given some of our selection options, it could prove to be a pretty... interesting result. Allow me to repeat, "When we're all really bored." And maybe whoever is watching one on the Playstation can provide their own score on The Spleen.

Gugg: You are so fired. You want a blog for your dorm, you go ahead and make one, but step back from the brink, man. We may be negligent of the blog as of late, yes, but that's no excuse to say we've "abdicated" jack or squat.

Ok, that's annoying. No sooner do I take over the BeatBlog than someone else posts something again. I am mightily peeve-ed.

Oh well...so it goes. Did that package come yet for Wazoo, btw?