Spectacular

So this Friday's event was, in a word, spectacular.

We got hundreds of Oles to listen and participate, we played with classmates, played with strangers, and made a scene. Pretty much exactly what we hoped for! And all of the reactions I heard were extremely positive. So: great success!

And I'm impressed.

As a class, we're a lot of thinkers, not doers. We debate well and brainstorm fantastically. Yet it took a lot of motivation to get the ball rolling on costumes, and the hearse was built by a select few class members. Yet the outcome, regardless of our piddlings, was fantastic.

Because I believe good critical thinking is always important to continuing to develop as an artist, I would like to address any potential failures/shortcomings in our event.
--The hearse was heavy and Irve's body has died. We definitely should have gotten horses! But in all seriousness I don't know if this could have been avoided. Maybe something to do with the wheel placement, but overall it was doable.
--The costumes were great . . . for the most part. But sometimes there were costumes that were just a bit uninspiring. It is a funeral, so let's wear black! No shorts, no jeans please! And it's a spectacle, so make it a costume, not regular dress! Fortunately the costume misfits were few and far between.
--Song redundancy and enthusiasm (oh no!). We got a bit out of character on 'this little light',but we recovered fantastically. And we may have gotten a little redundant (we really love 'down to the river') but I don't think it was that detrimental.
--If our chalk is responsible for the penis outbreak on campus . . . man that's unfortunate! But that's a bit out of our hands anyways.

That's all I can think of, and it's all minor! Overall this was a major success! We definitely went out with a bang.