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...proposal submitted by Blake J. Boulerice '04 for an anti-homophobia week in April was given...
...bill, sponsored by Blake J. Boulerice '04, said that all applications were due at the end of November and that if no group applied, the money would go into the council's grants fund...
Their names have endured as clichés of musical humor, be it in an ancient Cheech and Chong routine or the tongue-in-cheek moniker of the near-forgotten rock band Blind Melon. But there was nothing funny about Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake, who in their time exerted a huge influence on the evolution of popular music. A pair of new compilations from Shanachie, painstakingly assembled from old recordings from the 1920's and enhanced for maximum audio quality, provides a valuable insight on the oeuvre of both of these unique performers...
...Blind Blake, however, provides a much more substantial link to the direction the guitar would take. Blake played in the more sophisticated ragtime style, laying down syncopated bass lines with his thumb while picking out complex melodic patterns with his fingers, and anyone interested in the fingerpicking styles of Ry Cooder (who recorded Blake's "Diddie Wa Diddie") and Jorma Kaukonen can hear where it all started on these tracks. The Blake collection also benefits from better fidelity, perhaps a function of the guitarist's forceful playing style, which projects with considerably greater impact than Jefferson's. But both anthologies...
Rose, who completed 25-of-36 passes for 292 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions on the day, dropped to pass and saw senior tight end Chris Stakich open in the flat. As he threw, Tigers senior outside linebacker Steven Koopman and freshman cornerback Blake Perry slammed into Rose on a blitz. Rose's pass fell short and the Tigers took over on downs...