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Channeling 406 – This Is IU

Chewie — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:22:14 +0000

Pip sent me this video earlier today… I clicked and had absolutely no idea what to expect. I quite literally got goose bumps. THIS video is the essence the college experience at Indiana. These guys (who apparently have some fame in the Hoosier state) don’t know it, but they’ve completely channeled the 406 Northlane experience.

Please don’t take this to mean that life at IU was all about partying. There was certainly (more than) a fair share of that, but what this really evokes from my memory is the FUN that we had. I met some of my best friends there… friends that I’ve got and cherish to this day. Not only that, but I grew up there (kind of). IU and Bloomington hold a special place in my heart and these videos have captured a little piece of it…

Where the hell did they dig up all the 406 footage for this video???

If I wasn’t pumped for my trip back to my second home on Friday (which I was) you can damn well be sure that I’m bursting with excitement at this point. Am I remembering and romanticizing a time from when I was a lot younger, in a lot better shape and could drink a lot more beer? You’re damn right!

Good God it’s going to be great to be back in the Hoosier state!

Get ready… Chewie’s coming home!

The T5 Flaming Keg Shirt

Chewie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:38:27 +0000

A few weeks ago, I got an email from Pip’s sister letting me know that she was making him a quilt made out of t-shirts and was wondering if I had any input. Not only did I have some input but I had what I thought was the perfect shirt to add to the mix… The T5 Flaming Keg shirt. Back in our days in the dorm, Pip and I lived with a great group of guys in Teter-Thompson on the 5th floor. That’s where the nicknames Chewie, Pip, Buford, Amo, Floyd and a whole slew of others come from as well as quite a few other memories that I won’t go into here.

We decided that we should make a shirt to commemorate our year on the floor and came up with this Amo-designed shirt that represented us… The Flaming Keg. On the back was a list of the top things heard on the floor. Many of these were inside jokes that only the residents of the floor will remember/understand and some of them are pretty clear. Without further adieu, I give you that list. I hope the shirt has a place of honor in the quilt Pip!

Top 15 Things Heard On Thompson 5

FOK YOO!!!
Well, umm, my brother…
You’re up on Techmo.
Cheesesticks anyone?
Is Wheezie porning again?
Are you making a beer run?
Risk anyone?
Goddamnernuttslammerhammerwhammer…
Suddenly/UNREAL/Get out!!!
Void the Floyd
Can I bum a dip/smoke?
It’s 11:30, basketball anyone?
BUMOUTS!
Shit’s tight man.
HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spend A Few Evenings With Kevin Smith

Chewie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:55:57 +0000

If you’re a regular reader of the blog here (and probably even if you’re not a regular reader), you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Kevin Smith. Not only do I enjoy his movies, but his books, his podcast, Twitter, etc. I’ve often said that he’s the modern day George Carlin for the way he weaves words and that’s the biggest compliment that I can give him. Speaking of Carlin, one of the things that sets him apart in my mind is his stand up routine. If you’re a fan of Carlin’s stand up routines, you owe it to yourself to check out the Evening With series from Mr. Smith.

There are currently 3 versions of these stand ups, where Kevin takes questions from the audience and extrapolates his show from there. The first installment (An Evening With Kevin Smith) came out in 2002, followed by An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder in 2006 and Sold Out: A Threevening With Kevin Smith in 2008. All three installments are absolutely hilarious and cover a wide range of topics from comic books, sex, drugs, movie making and child rearing. As with Carlin, Smith’s language is definitely not for all audiences. If profanity offends you, stay the fuck away from this one (sorry… couldn’t resist).

All three of these are absolutely hysterical if you’re a fan of Smith’s body of work. The first was taken from a series of Q & A sessions done at college campuses in 2002 (Clark University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Kent State University and University of Wyoming if you’re interested). The second was filmed on location partially at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and partially at the Criterion Theatre in London. Finally, the third installment was filmed in Smith’s hometown in Red Bank, New Jersey on his 37th birthday. It’s also important to know that that these are LONG shows. All three are on multiple DVDs if you get them from Netflix… just wanted to make you aware in case you were looking for a short show. That being said, they’re segmented in such a way that if you need to pause and come back you certainly can.

Granted I’m a huge Smith fan, but I simply cannot recommend these highly enough. There is a supposed 4th installment in the works which I can’t wait for. Snoogins.

Bow Down To The Plaid Flannel

Chewie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:13:32 +0000

I’m not sure when it happened. Must have been sometime between when I left Cleveland and arrived in Bloomington. Plaid became cool. And not just plain plaid… FLANNEL plaid.

Perhaps it was a carryover from the “grunge” movement that was sweeping the nation but I can tell you this – the majority of the pictures I’ve got from college have SOME plaid flannel in them.

As you can see here, I’m sporting the standard backwards IU cap and I complete the ensemble with a plaid flannel shirt and some sort of fruity looking beer in a house mug.

Wes takes his plaid one step further and goes with a patterned jacket. Nice touch.

While there’s no plaid or flannel visible for Pip here you can rest assured that underneath his IU sweatshirt the plaid is lurking.

These days I try to keep my flannel to a minimum (only when I’m going lumber jacking).