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My name is Stephen Hansel and I am from Slidell, Louisiana, which is an unexciting suburb on the north shore. Needless to say, I am quite elated to be in a new college environment. I enjoy film, music, and business. I can sing, but I usually play guitar, bass, and drums. I'm in a band called Yellow Light Accelerators, and we give away our music for free. I enjoy wearing ties and oxfords, because I dress for success! (It’s actually because I’m painfully narcissistic.) In addition, my favorite kind of music is Sam Cooke, Thelonious Monk, Bilal, and Caddywhompus. I enjoy Sam Cooke because his singing style is soulful, adding a certain spontaneous element into his performance. I love Caddywhompus because I feel that their style is close to my personality, like the songwriter and I are similar people judging strictly from the music. My favorite genres include R & B, jazz, and noise rock. Lately, I've been enjoying voice over other instruments, mostly due to the fun of performing and expressing oneself through vocalizing and various other techniques that I don’t even realize I use. Politics and Reel Life will be an exciting class because I enjoy films, particularly regarding history and politics such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Public Enemy, and Apocalypse Now. I find myself reading more non-fiction and economics journals; however, I want to read more of the classics (hence, my future choice of fun English classes). It’s just easier for me to get through non-fiction because I enjoy knowledge and statistics, which is the same reason I greatly prefer college football to the National Football League. I have never been outside of the country, although I do plan to study abroad, possibly in Europe. (I’m totally in it for the food.) As far as academics goes, my major is Marketing under the College of Business. Today, I signed up for various clubs including University Planning Board, NORML, Queer-Straight Alliance, Economics Club, and the Howlin' Wolves. I figure I'll try every club that looks interesting and be more involved in the ones which I prefer. I strongly look forward to this class and discussing film with my peers.
I love Thelonius Monk as well. I first heard him when I went to college. You have chosen some really classic movies as your favorites. Mr. Smith is a bit idealistic in my opinion, but excellent film.
ReplyDeleteI dig your style and I fully approve of your movie choices, Mr. Smith has always been a favorite of mine! I also happen to adore Sam Cooke’s voice. One of my favorite street musicians in the Quarter gives a great rendition of “A Change Is Gonna Come.” I’d love to check out your band’s music. See you in class...
ReplyDeleteI agree, Mr. Smith is quite idealistic, but I just like how warm and fuzzy Capra movies are. Also, Stewart's monologue at the end never fails to make me weep profusely.
ReplyDeleteI really want to see that guy in the quarter. Maybe, I should play with him. I've always wanted to go busking by the river.
Hello Stephen. You sound like a very dedicated musician. I consider myself a person that can appreciate music so it sounds really cool that you are so dedicated to so many instruments. In the sports topic, i really like bout college and pro football but I can notice the difference. Pros play for money and fame, while college students play with their hearts and put more of themselves in the game. However, if you take players like Brett Favre or Peyton Manning, you can really find out that they do love the game of football and they play it because they love it. Another thing I found interesting and that I can relate to is my hometown. I’m not from Louisiana but I come from a really small country and sometimes it does get unexciting. However, now we’re in New Orleans, which is apparently different from both our hometowns, in the exciting scale. Well, it was a nice introduction to yourself and I look forward to meeting you better in this class.
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