10 Things I Will Miss About Dickinson College

Happy New Year! Wait…. what the hell are you talking about; it’s the end of August. Aren’t you supposed to be smarter now that you graduated college? Sure if you say so. To me January never felt like starting anew. The start of the school year just feels like a new beginning in your life. The days start to get a little cooler and shorter but the end of summer/beginning of fall is such a beautiful time.

I took a walk tonight and it just felt like a September night at Dickinson College. Yes that is what this is about. One of the biggest adjustments you will make in life is post-college. The summer it never hits you for various reasons. But it is on nights like these when it really hits me. Many of my friends are returning to school, which was always one of my favorite times of the year, and I find myself settling into a routine of getting up early, working and going to bed early. Yes work sucks compared to college but you do what you gotta do in life and then collect your paycheck. And while I will be visiting Dickinson a decent amount this year, I must say it is tough getting used to sitting at home by myself and getting party/pong text updates. Thank god for ultimate Frisbee, the meaning of my existence.

So I thought that since today was Freshman move in day and that many of my friends are now back at school, this would be a great time to finally post my entry on the 10 things I will miss about Dickinson/Carlisle the most. (Ok today was a good day to post it because I finally finished it….there!) Hope you enjoy!

Note: The list is really focused on Carlisle and Dickinson, not college in general which would include things like going abroad, savannah etc. So without further adieu:

The 10 things I will miss about being a student at Dickinson College


1. The Caf – This was an easy one to start off the list. Where did you spend the most time of your college career? The Library? No loser, the caf! My favorite memories of college largely consist of my time spent in the caf. The Jive table was a safe haven from work related stress or really anything that was troubling someone. Whether it was coming back from practice to dinner with 40 kids, swapping embarrassing stories from the night before at Sunday brunch or simply walking after class to lunch and finding a table full of your best friends, the caf will always have a special place in my heart. Friendships are forged in the caf through those 2-hour caf sits and trips to the shitty dessert bar (YES people, the dessert they serve in the caf is horrible, I don’t want to hear otherwise.)

Some highlights include being drunk in the caf freshman year and trying to one bite a Spicy Asian Beef Wrap (never had one again), staying up all night with Nate and walking into the caf on Saturday morning when it opened only to find Vinnie and Timbo already sitting at the Jive table. There was the infamous fetus off, freshman year jello races, butter sandwiches, KAREEMS as well as many other things that I simply cant remember. Yes they took our trays away and moved the tables but for better or worse, the caf has always been there for us. At the end of it all, what’s better than getting out of class on a Wednesday, having the afternoon free and walking to the Jive table with a hot shave roast beef, potato chowder and some waffle fries.

PS: The following items are overrated: Grilled Cheese, Pepper Turkey, Taco bar, Caf Pizza (yes even white), and as a matter of fact, never go to the caf for dinner on the weekends unless they are serving ENCHEES!

2. Moreland Field – College Frisbee embodies a lifetime worth of great experiences in all different places. From the aforementioned caf to a car full of bros driving to a tournament or a party at the Château, there are an abundance of Jive Turkey moments and memories that have occurred all over the world (like farting in front of the Reichstag and running away so everyone would think it was Katy). Yet for many of us, our first Jive Turkey experience and the birth of our love for the sport began on that shitty field 3 blocks down from campus. I still remember my first practice there, which included trying to throw discs at a skirt-wearing Rocket bending over leaving nothing to the imagination. Sure were talking about practice here and maybe we all ran one too many box drills but this is the hallowed grounds of the Jive Turks. The same grounds where these birds flew out of relative obscurity and into a half decent ultimate team. There is nothing better than a beautiful day in Carlisle (rare, I know) and 30 Turks taking the field and doing what we love.

3. The Poon Palace aka 379 – Anyone who was lucky (or unlucky) enough to experience fall semester 2009 let alone live in that glorious hell hole can only look back and smile while shaking their head in disbelief. You had a collection of basically all Jive under one roof. As we all learned, 8 Turkeys living in one place never ends well (warning to all you people living together in McKinney). It was always a party there whether it was Monday night bro out, Wednesday night drinking or weekend rager shindigs. It was the happening spot on campus. Sure the place got utterly trashed but it was an orgy of good times. I cant even begin to recount stories so the following is a list or blurb of anything that popped into my head over the next 30 seconds.

Ready GO: Ducky turns 21 case race, 28 cup house battle Christmas, vape, 5th day, ERR party, game 6 world series, Jive fest busted, in the Riorden, Nicky hooking up with 5 dudes in the house in a span of weeks, I cant stop partying, swine flu, bathroom blunts mcdonalds, Beatles rock band, holes holes and more holes, Hermione poster, rainwater specials, movie nights, coffee machine, COD, Tyler passed out, FLYING COUGER, enderssss game, dance parties in brendans room, sad condom on floor, fortress of natty, get cups, suck it mazzoli, tyler passed out again, swine hood, what is tara doing here?, sperling booting into recycling bins, posey booting on ducky’s bed, me booting outside his door, cash bangers mash timbo jumping off the second floor, god I hate grefe, fuck doing work I’m staying here.

Even during my senior year, Jive was able to maintain their mark on the place and although it didn’t compare to the year before, it still kept its charm. No matter what the time was, 379 will always go down as the most college experience of the whole affair.

4. Baird 3rd Floor – Here is where it all started. I think that everyone can agree that this was the most legendary floor of all time no questions ask. It all starts in 302 with my legendary freshman roommate Bartlett “hes from CALIfornia” Jackson. And then the list never ends. You got the Scan Man (RIP), Sweds, Gags, Trackstar, Yub, Griffles, Dutch master, The Linc, Benzene, Hamill George, Marathon Man Kent, PJ, Boone Sauce, other Bart Stu, Krazan. Add a list of crazy girls on the other side and you have an absolutely wild and unforgettable freshman year. From Pong in Grefe’s to the common room, to Monsters and stealing beer from people, there is nothing quite like that first year away from home.

5. Hanover Grill Wing Night – It’s Tuesday, which is good for a couple of reasons. First of all, I don’t have class until 10:30 (Note to anyone reading: the 9:00 AM Tuesday Thursday class offering is for suckers….avoid at all costs.) Second and more importantly, it’s wing night! I walk into my 10:30 and send out the masser, assemble the crew in the mini van mega fun and enjoy. I love wings and I will live and die by Hanover’s who are the best I have ever had. Maybe the price went up a few cents but who cares. A variety of flavors, my favorites are honey hot, teriyaki and sweet and tangy. Memorable wing nights include the time when Body and I ate 30 wings plus an insanity wing as well as the time I polished off 36 wings (Jive record) while finishing with some peanut butter pie. There was that time when the jive girls did wing night and sat at a big table next to ours and every girl ordered 12 wings (for some reason I found this hilarious). Being 21 makes wings even better because you can get pitchers of Ying for 5.50. An added bonus of wing night is organizing ragers during dinner and rushing to the beer store before it closes. Another great thing about wing night is when Nate didn’t finish and took home leftovers. Our sophomore year when Nate was in his blackout phase, I would always ask him for his wings when he was drunk and passed out in his room. He would get so annoyed by me turning on the light and asking for his wings he would always eventually give in and let me eat them…ah the Witwer days.

6. Dickinson Disc Golf Course - There is something that is so relaxing about playing a round. There is never a bad time to play a round (unless its pouring rain with your ex girlfriend). Nothing beats a small crew on a beautiful afternoon when you just got out of class and the thought of going to the lib to do work just makes you want to kill yourself. The course can be played at anytime and sometimes a round of night golf at 2:00 AM when you are cross faded is so…well awesome. Playing a round is a good way to bond with friends or alumni visiting to catch up on life. As for the course itself I’ll list some of the highlights. I’ll start with my favorite holes

Hole 3: I love launching a big IO backhand and it is the one hole where you are shooting down hill, which makes it more fun. It is a tough but very make able birdie.

Hole 1: The first hole and a great way to start a game. Basically just a good hole to show off how far you can chuck the disc. It really is a coming of age moment when you first birdie the hole.

Hole 17: Another hole that involves launching a big IO backhand. Love shooting around KW and again, a very make able birdie hole but not easy

Hole 11: Maybe because I finally got a hole and one on it but a good hole to launch a blade roller. Part of the excitement is not knowing where your disc ends up, as you have to shoot around East College

Hole 14: The Kiosk Hole. Nuff said.

7. Deli C – You knew that this wonderful eatery would be making an appearance on the list. I don’t even know where to begin. When you get to college you find that you cant just walk to your parents fridge and start grubbing. Yea sure, a cup of noodles that you stole from your roommate might get the job done one night but lets be honest, you are drunk and its passed midnight and you need some serious food, well Deli C is your cathedral. Serving of anything on the grill until pass 4AM, you cant go wrong with anything you order (well maybe clam strips). Popular items include the Chicken Zip (with hot sauce), mozz sticks, tenders, Jalo poppers and the Shen special…a dozen hot wings. What makes Deli C so fucking delicious is that you are never eating here sober. Anything tastes good when you are intoxicated and when you can simply walk a few minutes to get there, you have found a gold mine. I love going to Deli C and running into your friends or classmates drunk, chatting it up with the security guards, making fun of all the locals who walk in, drunkenly buying cigs etc.

Just remember that delivery takes almost an hour, always call your order in and walk there. And always experiment with the menu, you will always find something really good that you never knew about, like the Schachter double cheeseburger…actually never mind about that. Also if you are low on cash, find a drunk freshman (his name is Simon) and have him buy you Deli C. When you tell him you will pay him back chances are that he wont remember. KAREEEM!

8. Best of 7 – Ok so yea there could be a whole entry on Ruit/Pong/21 cup but the true essence of the sport is captured best in a Best of 7. For those unfamiliar with what this means, it is simply 6 people playing 21 cup in a best of 7 series format. Nothing gets the competitive juices flowing like a Best of 7. Its’ also a great way to get absolutely hammered, just do the math. Say you average 7 cups a game, and there is an average of 6 games usually in a series. So that is around 40 cups of beer you drink and then you consider that 1 beer fills about 5 cups so you end up drinking about 8 beers per best of 7 in a span of about an hour. Considering I am a pro at Alcohol EDU, I am smart enough to know that you will be sloppy by the time these things are over.

My mom always made this corny joke to her friends that I majored in Frisbee and Beer Pong in college and while this always annoyed me, she was so right. While ruit sometimes gets a bad rap, its so bro/frat, its exclusive blah blah blah, these people could not be more wrong. 21 cup is hands down the best drinking game out there. There are no bullshit rules, just hitting cups like FWAP FWAP. The best part about 21 cup is that you do have to drink your beer before shooting. This ensures that you are constantly drinking and not being a bitch. For a while, I was undefeated in best of 7s. While I didn’t walk around saying I was the best player, I had a knack for winning these things. A lot is obviously individual skill but it is a team sport. My ability to motivate, especially when I am drunk is one of my biggest strengths. I must say though that I finally met my demise when Ian, Sperling and Grefe ended my undefeated streak. Also need to take this time and give a shout out to Baird 3rd Floor line aka Poon Squadron…the greatest Best of 7 team out there.

Now for some lists!

Top 10 songs from Pong Playlist: American Boy, Reptilia, Undone, Young Liars, Kids, Paper Planes, anything by Lupe, Cudi Zone, All Of The Lights and Run This Town.

Top 10 Jive pong players: 1. Jack 2. Body 3. Moser 4. Hall 5. Schachter 6. Nips 7. Griffles 8. Dodek 9. Ducky 10. Slap (haha yea right…..I’ll go with J FREEEEED)

Fire and Rack! Enders Game! Drrrrrink It! Suck it girffles!

9. Frisbee High Council – I had my first experience with High Council my freshman year with Chappers in his room. While it’s called High Council, it usually occurs when you are drunk. I am the most guilty of high council these days simply because I am older and wiser (No wait I am just a sentimental drunk). Anyway, Chappers would bring me up to his room during a party and we would basically just talk about how good our Frisbee team can be, how both of us are so good blah blah blah. So yea, high council is drunkenly building up people’s egos and having heart to hearts about Frisbee. I absolutely love it, especially with freshman It’s great and I am notorious for saying all these things to people but despite the drunkenness, there is much truth to these words. High council is always a morale booster and an enjoyable experience to be a part of. High Council is a true college experience and I have had a high council moment with probably everyone on the team, even if it was just for a short moment.

10. Syllabus Week – “Live every week like it’s syllabus week.” Truer words have never been spoken. Yes pre week is great and all that but syllabus week is something to behold. It’s an excuse to get housed every night of the week because you have no school work the first week and everyone is back in one place. There is NO EXCUSE not to rage every night. Syllabus week is also great because the weather is beautiful and you can enjoy playing Frisbee and partying with the team before it goes through the transformation brought on by the new incoming freshman jivers. For me, syllabus week was always my Happy New Year. A week long party at school, what more could you ask for. Everyone is getting comfortable in their new digs and yes it is a little strange but the overwhelming feeling is excitement and the simple joy of being back at college with all your friends and of course, the Jive Turkeys.

I leave you with this if you somehow managed to make it through this whole thing. College really is like the greatest thing ever. If you didn’t have a great college experience then I feel bad for you. You just fucked up some of the most fun years you could have. Young enough to do whatever you want but old enough to appreciate it all. Maybe worried about the future but still living in that safety net called being an undergrad. To all that get to experience another wonderful year at Dickinson College as a Jive Turkey, hit a cup for me, yell something ridiculous that I might have said, smoke up, tear it up on the field and get grizzly.

Quick Thoughts from Boston

Southpaw finished 3rd in Boston as we did at CUT. Solid performances but one thing is clear, Ironside is really good. And yes, that is an understatement. For Southpaw or really any team I have seen so far, to beat Ironside you have to play a flawless game. We played two good first halves against them but they are a relentless group. Down 8-7 and 8-6 in both games, they play at another level and have the talent to do so.

What I noticed about Ironside is despite their losses which is what everyone only talks about, they are as talented as ever. Their O line starts with Rebholz as the main handler and can put up any huck to their dangerous cutting line of Jim Foster, Danny Clark, Peter Prial and Bodhi pickup Alex Kapinos. They are a nightmare to guard and your best hope is to contain them. They are also picking up Mahoney and Stubbs again in August which does not seem fair. Other Bodhi pickups that have played well for them include Frogger and Hirsch. Everyone else on that team can play and the fact that Russell Wallack didn't make first team in the Ohio Valley region is a joke. He had a ridiculous grab in the semis game.

Truck was definitely low on numbers and that was evident in our 15-11 quarters win against them. Dash, Dulabon, Keegan, Moldenhauer and Kolich were doing most of the heavy lifting on the O line. No Stout or Calvin was a welcoming sight as an opponent. Hoping to see this team again before Regionals because they will have a full squad and be much tougher the second time around.

Southpaw has played PonY six times! SIX TIMES! Right now Pony holds the 4-2 advantage with Southpaw's wins coming in Consolation 3rd place games. I'm throwing out Bell Crack results because Pony brought an army and Southpaw had like 13 "healthy" players. In the other 4 matches, 3 have come down to universe point. I truly believe that Southpaw and Pony are as even as teams can be right now. Pony has a ton of talent but are a little more liberal with the disc then Southpaw. However, with injuries and rosters yet to be finalized, both teams will look different come August. Pony captain BVH was on the sidelines all weekend at Boston.

And then there is Southpaw. A team that is much different in 2011 with the loss of 15 people. Yes that's over half the roster. Despite the losses, Southpaw seems to be on pace if not in a better spot then last year. Time will tell though. We had a solid showing at Boston last year before shitting the bed at Chesapeake in 2010. What I can say is that every Southpaw player from last year has shown vast improvement in their game. So far, roster additions include Dave Baer, Jake "Herm Circus" Herman, Steve Thor who played on another level this weekend and was our offensive MVP and Trent Dillon who will be a Freshman at Pitt next year and win FOTY (no pressure.) The roster is no where near finalized which is a good thing. We could still use a couple more pickups......don't be shy!

Next test is July 23rd against the NexGen College legends. Also watch out for Hypnotoad. I hear big things

Two Great Albums

In reaction to thedailydoseproject's most recent posts on Atmosphere and Adele, I would just like to give praise to both artists for releasing stellar albums in 2011. For all the big releases of 2011 so far, I have been lukewarm on a lot of projects. Radiohead, The Strokes and Lupe all came up short this year where as TV on the Radio and The Decemberists delivered with their new albums. But as we turn the calender to June, two of my favorite albums of this year have been Adele's 21 and Atmosphere's The Family Sign.


Adele's second album shows how much the 21 year old British singer has developed and displays her unbelievable talent and voice. Soul music has never sounded so beautiful and the range of Adele's vocals will latch on to any listener with a good ear. "There's a fire starting in my heart," she begins on the lead track "Rolling in the Deep" which is a powerful dark and daring opener that thumps from beginning to end. The rest of the album is full of great tracks like "Rumour Has It," "Take It All," "One and Only" "I Found A Boy" and the powerful tearful ballad "Someone Like You." The entire album is fantastic and my favorite so far of 2011.

Atmosphere's 6th full length album "The Family Sign" is probably their most well rounded effort to date. Slug and Ant are one of the best duos in hip hop and "The Family Sign" is a more tone downed and mellow sounding album as opposed to their previous efforts. The beats are impeccable and Slug is smooth and clever as always in his lyrics. The best song by far on the album is "Just For Show" which is classic Atmosphere for the new decade. Other tracks worth checking out are "The Last to Say," "Became," Who I'll Never Be," "Ain't Nobody" and "My Notes." If you like Atmosphere, the entire album delivers.

Anyway, keep checking out thedailydoseproject. These guys do a great job.

Colicchio Hits Game Winning 3-Run HR in 9th for Thrilling Comeback Victory

The Jive Wiffle Ball League began on Monday and continued last night with an epic come from behind victory led by a Jack Colicchio 3 run homer to dead center in the top of the 9th to give his team a thrilling 4-3 victory in Tome Lot. After Ian Hall and Kevin Cottington shut down their opponents on opening day with a 3-0 victory, play resumed last night on a beautiful and slick night.

Hall and Faith were joined by Toph, Simon and Mittens and were opposed by Jack, Jake, Nate and Sherm. In the top of the 1st, Hall struggled with his control and was definitely not the pitcher he was last night but kept the opposition scoreless. Jake took the mound in the bottom of the frame and worked around a single by Faith and a walk to Hall by getting Topher on an easy pop up to escape any damage. In the second, Faithful had control problems of his own. After Sherm led off with a double, Faith couldn't find the strike zone and ended up walking in a run to give Jack's team a 1-0 lead. He escaped further damage by striking out the next better looking.

In the bottom of the second, Mittens started the inning with a double off Jack. After a great one handed stop by Jake on a Simon grounder, Faith and Hall hit back to back doubles to give their team a 2-1 lead. Jack found his curve ball and was able to hold them to only 2 runs. Then the pitchers settled in....

Hall pitched the top of the 3rd and while his control wasn't there, his stuff was good enough to keep the bats quiet. Jack led off with a double and Jake walked but he was able to retire Nate and Sherm by way of the K. Nate making his debut ran into his own control problems on the mound by walking the two lead off hitters but somehow managed to escape with a zero on the board. Faithful gave up a single to Jack and walked Jake but again the bottom of the order had trouble getting the clutch hit.

Jake found his combo slider-screw on the mound and struck out the side in the bottom of the 4th. Hall again toed the line with his control in the 5th but kept his ERA at 0.00 intact. Jack looked his sharpest in the bottom of the 5th striking out the side. Faithful seemed to be regaining his confidence and pitched a quiet inning in the top of the 6th getting Jack to go down looking with a nasty bender that nicked the inside part of the plate. Nate came back to pitch a shaky but effective 6th inning, getting an anxious Hall to reach for a bad ball out of the strike zone to go down swinging.

In the 7th, Hall found himself in serious trouble with runners on base. Somehow, with a full count to Grefe and Sherm, he got both looking on cutters that nailed the outside part of the plate. Jake continued his dominance on the mound and struck out the side in the 7th. In the 8th, Jake led off and swung through 3 straight pitches to go down swinging, tossing the bat in frustration. After a mini rally by the bottom of the order, Faithful again got Jack looking on the almost same pitch he got him to strike out on in the 6th inning. In the bottom of the 8th with the score still 2-1, Jack struck out the first batter before Hall unloaded on a hanging 3-2 curve ball that reached the Tome building. A huge insurance run for Hall who was looking to nail down the save in the 9th.

In the top of the 9th, Jake led off with a walk. Hall then got Grefe to strike out. After getting to a 2-2 count on Sherm, Hall needed just one more strike for the win. He uncorked 3 cutters that missed the strike zone to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. On an 0-1 pitch, Hall through a high fastball that Jack got his bat on and drove to dead center, just clearing the fence to give his team the 4-3 lead. His team erupted while Hall looked absolutely stunned on the mound. After a single and error, Hall got out of the inning shocked at what had just transpired. Brimming with confidence, Jake took the mound in the bottom of the 9th to nail down the save. After striking out Mittens, Jake walked Simon to bring up Faithful. On a 1-2 count, Jake threw a tight slider to K Faith and give his team an unreal come from behind 4-3 victory.

W: J. Colicchio (1-0)
L: I. Hall (1-1)
S: J. Rainwater (1)

HR: Hall (1), Colicchio(1)

Impressions on "The Illusionist"

The drooping of a rabbit’s ears. The overwhelming grief that encompasses the feeling of loneliness. A small glimmer of hope in a bowl that makes you hold on to something in life. The wonderful, fluttering yet subtle strangeness of a first kiss. That heart wrenching moment when you realize that what you once had is gone. When the lights go out in The Illusionist, a ripple of emotion pierces through you just enough to appreciate the real magic of this film.

The Illusionist centers on the relationship between an older magician and a young women. Both start the movie alone and seemingly unappreciated by anyone and find comfort and companionship with each other. The story chronicles the wants and needs of these characters. The elder magician, like the ventriloquist and the clown try to bring happiness to people behind their own veil of lonesomeness and sorrow. Despite the pessimistic undertone, the movie does not lack its uplifting and charming moments.

The real magic lies in how clearly human emotions are conveyed in this beautifully animated film where there is almost no dialogue. A dying dream, to drunkenly drown back into our despair, The Illusionist captures the full spectrum of emotion in a whimsical and touching story. A visually and aurally mesmerizing artistic achievement in film, it is amazing how so much can be expressed when so little is spoken.

3.5/4

New Blog Hype

The launch is near. According to sources, the most legendary blog is about to grace this fucking Earth either today or tomorrow. You want to actually read something worth your time, well you better check out "From The Mouths of Legends." Are you as excited as I am? You fucking better be. This is a once in a lifetime event. If you thought I was clever, which i'm not, you need to check out these guys. Your opinions are meaningless, their opinions should be taught in grad schools.

What can you expect from this new blog. Epic-ness of legendary proportions? You're god damn right. Prepare to have your feeble mind blown to bits. Like he said, even this blog will be more legendary than Betchtits. Drink from their cup of knowledge and inhale their fumes of superiority.

Their commentary will provide you with the insight you need to survive this world. Some other quotes from what people are saying.

"I stopped going to the Snar to read this blog" - Tyler Gagnon

"Whats a blog" - Ian Hall

"This shit is gonna be bigger than my twitter account" - Brian Sperling

"You wont" - Alex Vouga

"Shotty kills on that blog." -Jake Rainwater

"My penis is huge." -Cory Palmer

"Its not Johnskies" -Jack Colicchio

"EEEEEEEEEEEE" - Nate Grefe

"I quit playing frisbee to read this blog." - Bartlett Jackson

Anyway, expect "From the Mouths of Legends" to be up soon. Bookmark that shit. Tell your friends, grow a sack, chug a beer and write a blog.

2011 Music

2011 has the potential to be one of the biggest years in music since...well I really don't know. 2010 was very solid but not spectacular. At least for me, Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Beach House, Jack Johnson and Vampire Weekend all delivered this past year. Ill mention now that Spoon's early 2010 release Transference was a big disappointment but maybe because I hold them to such a high standard.

For 2011, several of my favorite musical artists that have either confirmed or are expected to be releasing a new album.

TV On the Radio - Got the news from Eddie Small via facebook post yesterday. Nine Types of Light expected to be released in the Spring has all the hype that would follow one of the most unique sounds in music and a group that has gotten better with each album.

Blink 182 - Another album expected to hit this Spring. How can you not be a Blink fan. it will be their first album in 8 years and their first since they got the band back together.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The head shot, for me anyway. Their previous 3 albums have been nothing short of spectactular and waiting 5 years for another is just too long. The down side is John Frusciante leaving the band so the sound will definitely be different. None the less, the hype will be there.

The Strokes - This album has been rumored for some time and popular opinion was that it would be coming out in 2010. It has been confirmed that Angels, their 4th album will be dropping March 22. The question is, will this be a return to their first two masterpieces or a further deviation from their disappointing 3rd album First Impressions Of Earth.

Radiohead - Always there are rumors with Radiohead but its been 4 years since In Rainbows. Nothing sets the music word abuzz than hearing a rumor that Radiohead is releasing an album. Well there is a good chance that we could be seeing them in 2011.

No Doubt - Another band that is back together. Gwen is back with the band that hasn't released an album since the beginning of the last decade. Still waiting for a release date but no doubt it will be in 2011.

Coldplay - 4 great albums in the last decade. Their 5th album should be just as good as their last one and another reason why 2011 is great for music.

Dr. Dre - I should stop getting excited. Haven't we been waiting for this album for like 10 years. But rumors are that this will be the year and with the single Kush already out, it looks like this might actually happen.

More to come.

Vassar Bangers Weekend

This was definitely one of those weekends that you look back on and will point to as being one of the best highlights from college. It took me till my senior year but the Jive Turkey's finally made it to Vassar and in typical Jive fashion, we left quite an impression. It was the perfect tournament, and as a Jive rook, I could not have asked for a better tournament to start my college career.

By Friday 5PM, we had 21 Jive dudes ready to make the 4+ hour (in Matt's case 7 hour) trip to Poughkeepsie, NY to participate in the Huck for Red October. Sidenote on Vassar: Dickinson and Vassar have always been close in almost every aspect. Both are small liberal arts schools, very solid frisbee teams and great party'ers. They have been to almost every Jive Fest and several other Dickinson events so its about time we took part in some of their festivities. 5 cars left ATS including the frisbee van packed with Itkoff riding shotgun, Simon, Gabe and Shapes rounding out the crew. The ride up was great. An awesome crew and in Dan Jones fashion, i made everyone burn a CD for the car. I have never been more impressed with the musical taste of everyone in the car. Nearly every song that came on I enjoyed which is essential for long drives like this. We took a pit stop in Jersey for some MacDos and eventually arrived at Vassar a little after 10PM.

We were fortunate enough to be hosted by Itkoff's friend Zach for the weekend so big ups to him and his housemates. I mean, who would want 21 dudes to stay at their house, well unless they were Jive Turkeys. We pulled out a bottle of Mad Dog that got cannonballed in literally like 2 minutes. I blame Mittens. Luckily I had a secret bottle hidden in my bag plus some admiral so we were good. Before Hartwig arrived, all 3 bottles were killed. Some people decided to stay in the house, claim good bed spots and get some decent sleep. The rest of the team headed to the townhouses or TH's, a magical development of townhouses where drunk college students spill out into the front yards with kegs and everything else you could want from a party. Inside the one house we were at contained some sort of jungle juice that had an assortment of liquids, only one of them being non-alcoholic. Unfortunately, by the time I arrived the keg was kicked and the alcohol was pretty much gone. I hung out for a little before heading back to the house although stopping for some late night pizza slices which were amazing but very expensive. I slept on the floor upstairs where Jack was in a dog bed, Goliath in a closet, Nate being a bitch and sleeping on our hosts bed (What a guy!) and retarded Ian also on the floor. I say retarded because I woke up to him standing in front of Jack about to piss on him but fortunately for Jack and especially Ian, I yelled at him and made him go to the bathroom.

Waking up Saturday was an interesting process but we somehow managed to get to the fields in time for the Goucher game. It was a beautiful morning and the fields were simply amazing. Just seeing the fields made it worth the $300 dollar tournament fee. I didn't get a chance to really warm up and it showed right away. My throws were terrible and I made a lot of stupid turn overs but we were just a better team taking half 7-1. Even if we turned it over, and we did a lot, our defense was solid and Goucher was having a rough morning. A ton of frosh got playing time and the final score ended up being 13-6.

We had a bye next so a lot of people slept off their hangovers. Most us just chilled, enjoying the beautiful weather and watched the Goucher-Vassar game. Seabiscuit wound up announcing some of the game from the scaffold which was awesome and hilarious while Martin got some usual tournament action.

We had a solid warm up before Vassar and looked like the better team throughout the first half despite the score being close. Our starting O-line consisting of myself, Jack, Matt, Nate, Timber, Shine and Simon was getting the job done and didn't get broken the entire day. Our pull play was working well and by the second half, our D joined the party. Vassar seemed to lay down and Jive finished strong with a 13-7 victory.

The rest of Saturday was one of the more enjoyable afternoons I have ever had. We played a very cool and new team Central Connecticut and got the freshman on the field for a ton of playing time as well as certain people playing in spots they would not normally play. While the final score was 13-10, the game was never out of hand. The Vassar B game was even more fun. I played the game barefoot and spent most of the time watching people on the field. Dino, turtle points and ridiculous throws dominated the game while Jive wound up taking the "highly" contested match 13-10. Highlights go to a terrible Ian Hall hammer, a Timber blade that was easily one of the worst throws I have ever seen and Matt showing how to dominate B teams. After some showering and what not, we enjoyed a BBQ which was very sweet by Vassar. Ton of food and a good hang out with the other teams.

By 8:15, we were anxiously awaiting the start of the Vassar version of the HTOD. Jive was ready to go as evident by Timber launching a blade into a crowd.....hilarious stuff. We got separated into 10 teams and began to make our way to the events. Our squad included Itkoff, his boys, The Shiner and Vassar Noah as our captain. We did a "boat race" which turned out to be a stack race except we held the frisbee. This was troublesome because most of the beer spilled onto the floor. There was also some alcoholic basting in the other room. I wasn't feeling my best which figured becasue of the food and the 2 90 minute IPA's I consumed before. The next station was a smoking station and booty juice. This was awesome besides the fact that the booty juice nearly made me puke. One of the most interesting smoking apparatus' I have ever seen was a bowl attached to a frisbee that Radam showed us. Classic Vassar!

The next station was the Party Box which is always a classic station. After trying to chug some warm sparks, I knew I reached my limit. I ran outside and executed a flawless boot and rally. I had never felt better and returned to the party in prime form. I polished off two Colt 45s and was now chugging alcohol at tremendous speeds (love making GZA references). I was humming now and began cheering non stop "Shit, Fuck, Lets get drunk TH's." I think i texted ten people that at random points in the night. And yea I prolly said that 50 times over the course of the weekend. We got to the flip cup station which Shine and I decided to Wolf. It was only somewhat successful as half of the beer ended up on me and moonshine cut his gum. Well shit.

After this it was time to head to the Vassar Depot. I quickly realized that I was not drunk enough to stay here so I went back to the TH's with Sperling and Colicch. We didn't find much but a drunken Joe Stormes and some Ying pounders. AS we walked back, some Vassar DPS caught us and told is to pour out our beers. Stormes, noticeably drunk was asked if he was a student which he responded with "Yes...I mean No, Yes, No!" Luckily they were real cool and let us leave without incident. Being 21 is nice! The rest of the night for me was lackluster. The dance floor consisted of some Jive, noticeably Simon sucking face with some girl against the wall for a while. After some homo-erotic Jive dancing, Itkoff and I left for the TH's and chilled at some random party for a while. I feel like this happens a lot at Vassar. By 1:30 we left and got some food and i was asleep in the house probably around 2. While my night was fairly avg. other Jivers carried the weight. Stormes puked on a Vassar kid. Shine broke into a random Van with some girl, Jack took something and left his glasses but got them back, Simon and Gabe slept at the fields, Goliath in more closet's, Jack winning morning parties, Posey showing why they call him King Pose (ok that's only me), Gardner slept under a mattress, Sperling drank some loco bombs. The rest of the stories not mentioned simply pass into Jive Lore. A place where things may or may not have happened.

Sunday morning came and somehow everyone showed up to the field around 10pm for our semi;s game against Ramapo. I felt great and was ready to go but some of the team was definitely not in any shape to play. Ramapo threw a zone which we were not ready for. Fortunately, Matt played savior and was huge in the first half. I was launching backhand bombs and he came down with everyone. After being down 5-3, we took half 8-7. I stressed to the team that if we picked up our defense the game would not be anywhere near close and their zone would be ineffective. While we had some trouble on offense, our D was horrendous in the first half, mainly due to being lazy. Jack returned for the second half and began popping very effectively . Their cup grew tired and we started scoring with relative ease. Our D stepped up and clamped down and we jumped out to a 13-7 lead and finished off the scrappy Jersey squad 15-9.

This set up a rematch with Vassar in the final who had just beaten their alumni squad on universe point. I knew this would not be the same Vassar team that we beat yesterday. It showed when our O-line got broken on the first point which was rare. Our deep game was off but we kept putting it which put us in a hole. Our D was also lackluster as we were playing uninspired ultimate, expecting to cruise to an easy victory like we did on Saturday. Vassar had a big crowd behind them and they took half 8-5. They opened up the second half with a quick score to make it 9-5. We couldn't seem to break the Vassar momentum trading points until it was 11-7. We received the disc and turned it over. It was at this moment when the switched turned on. Matt and Simon were harassing the throwers with big marks while Jack and I had huge layout D's on in cuts to close the gap to 11-9. Jack was getting called for fouls all day by a guy who was having trouble getting open on him all game. Bad call after bad call didn't deter him when he came up with a huge catch D and yelled "disc don't lie!"

Again with the disc, Nate roasted his defender up line where Jack hit him with a push pass to make it 11-10. Nate emphatically threw the disc to the ground showing emotion for the first time ever. Jive showed pure guts as the score was tied 13-13. After a long point, we took the 14-13 lead knowing that we were going to win it on this next D point. After getting the turn, we worked it up with some big cuts and eventually got the disc to myself where I broke my defender with a quick flick to an open Matt to seal an epic comeback win and championship for Jive 15-13.

To be down 11-7 to the home team in the championship and win the game was something I was very proud of. Jive doesn't play a lot of big competition and winning this tournament to start the year was an incredible feeling. It definitely made the near 5 hour drive back much more manageable. Again, one of the best weekends of my college career.