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I did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge! Idina Menzel and James Snyder, thank you for the challenge!
Pee-wee Herman, Gonzo the Great, and Communications Residential College (CRC) residents past and present, you’ve been challenged!
You can make a donation to the ALS Association, too, at alsa.org. It’s a great cause!
First and foremost, I want to give my deepest and sincerest condolences to Robin Williams’ family and friends and all who knew him.
I never, ever thought I’d be writing something like this. I don’t feel qualified to write this. After all, I never met Robin Williams. I’m not a comedian, or a professional writer or performer (yet). Who am I to write about a genius––– and I do not use that term lightly––– like Robin Williams? Furthermore, who am I to feel like I lost someone when I heard that he left us far too soon?
Perhaps I don’t deserve to write this. Perhaps I don’t deserve to feel this loss. But I do feel like I have to say something, so I will. I do believe that Robin Williams is, and will always be, a prime example of how we can inspire and help people we’ve never met in ways we can never even imagine.
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For most students, this time of year means the start of summer vacation, but even if you long ago closed your last textbook, we’re all still heading into summer! Summer seems to have a way of revitalizing people and inspiring them to embark on new endeavors with new energy. Well, who am I to argue with that?!
So, in the words of a certain new Broadway musical, “Here I Go”… or rather, here we go…
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That’s right, after a brief hiatus, we’re back to jammin’!
I hope you had a great Mother’s Day, no matter how you personally relate to the day. So, in honor of Mother’s Day, as well as Father’s Day, which is right around the corner (Sunday, June 15), this week, we’ll be jammin’ to…
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I apologize in advance for reminding you of this… but on April 15, income taxes are due.
But wait! Whether you’re still working on them, are still putting them off, or are actually already done and just want to enjoy your accomplishment, we have a great jam session for you, as we jam to…
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I survived my third Dance Marathon (nudm.org)… only to immediately get very, very sick at one of the worst times possible (not that there’s ever a good time to get sick!).
On the bright side, I met Svengoolie (Svengoolie.com) again at the Brookfield Zoo AAZK Spaghetti Dinner (BrookfieldZoo.org), benefitting Vital Ground!
Hi again, Sven!
But after a couple of weeks off, we’re back to jammin’, and my goodness, do we have a great theme to jam to this week! I’m going to be honest: I’ve wanted to do this theme for a while, but I wasn’t sure how to tie it into a current event or season, and I also wasn’t sure how it would go over with my fellow Jammers. But now, not only do I have the perfect current event tie-in, but I’ve also been jammin’ with all of you long enough to realize that this is right up our (awesome) alley!
So…
“It’s time to play the music! It’s time to light the lights! It’s time…”
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As I’m sure many of you “Jammers” out there are aware, this Sunday, March 2, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Central Time) on ABC, the one and only Ellen DeGeneres will take the stage to host the 86th Academy Awards!
So this week, we’re going to go for the gold! No, not the Olympic gold: we’re going to …
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Valentine’s Day is a very divisive holiday. Most people either seem to love it with all their hearts or loathe it with every fiber of their beings.
Either way, though, Valentine’s Day is here again. But no matter how you feel about the holiday, I can guarantee you that you’ll love this week’s jam session, as we jam to…
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For those of you affected by the “polar vortex” that much of the country is experiencing right now, I hope you’re staying warm and safe!
While thinking about possible themes for this week’s jam session, I realized that we’re only a couple of weeks away from Valentine’s Day. Now don’t worry: our annual jam session to unconventional and hilarious love songs is coming up!
But romantic love isn’t the only type of love. (For those of you who have seen Frozen, I’m sure you’ll agree. For those of you who haven’t seen Frozen… you need to. You can read why here.)
So grab a buddy (or just keep him or her in mind), as we jam to…
… Is it really “friendly” to leave us in suspense like this?!