Spring Break
Last hoorah luau
Javier's versatility lights up final Java Jive
Melanie Deziel
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Focus
Room 104 of the Student Union was transformed into a tropical scene with a coffee house atmosphere Wednesday night for the Last Hoorah Luau presented by Jonathan's Java Jive.
Brightly colored leis were given to each student as he or she entered the room but the only source of light, aside from the small battery-powered candle on each table, was the string of rainbow-colored flip-flop shaped lights hung behind the performers' stool. The inflatable palm tree beside the microphone left no questions about the theme of the coffee house event.
Student performers served as entertainment for the first hour of the final Java Jive of the semester. First to get behind the microphone was Paul Valentin, a student comedian who recently performed as part of the bi-annual UCPG Charity Show. Valentin took out his phone, mid-performance and joked, "It's just a text message. I'm supposed to be performing at Jorgensen - nothing big." That, it turns out, was no joke, as Valentin headed to the theatre for the Senior Comedy Cabaret immediately after finishing his performance at the Union.
Scott Miller, a UConn freshman, stepped up to the stool next. With his guitar in hand, Miller performed two original songs. "Slow," a romantic ballad about the benefits of letting a relationship develop at its own pace came before "Chasing the Sun," a summer-themed song that Miller had written just hours before.
First time stand-up comedian, UConn student MacNeil Jaehnert, made his debut. He kept the audience laughing, particularly when he pulled out a copy of the latest Stall Street News as a prop for one of his jokes.
"What comes in one of these abstinence kits?" he asked. "I bet it's three things to guarantee you never get laid: a pair of Crocs, a can of Axe body spray and a subscription to World of Warcraft."
Senior Justin Kilburn then stepped up the microphone for what was to be his last performance as a UConn student. With a fluid voice reminiscent of John Legend, an electric acoustic guitar, and a pairing of powerful strumming with soft rapid finger picking., Kilburn performed three original songs. "Sunrise," the first song he performed Wednesday night, was written about the early 20th Century prophet Edgar Cayce.
Brightly colored leis were given to each student as he or she entered the room but the only source of light, aside from the small battery-powered candle on each table, was the string of rainbow-colored flip-flop shaped lights hung behind the performers' stool. The inflatable palm tree beside the microphone left no questions about the theme of the coffee house event.
Student performers served as entertainment for the first hour of the final Java Jive of the semester. First to get behind the microphone was Paul Valentin, a student comedian who recently performed as part of the bi-annual UCPG Charity Show. Valentin took out his phone, mid-performance and joked, "It's just a text message. I'm supposed to be performing at Jorgensen - nothing big." That, it turns out, was no joke, as Valentin headed to the theatre for the Senior Comedy Cabaret immediately after finishing his performance at the Union.
Scott Miller, a UConn freshman, stepped up to the stool next. With his guitar in hand, Miller performed two original songs. "Slow," a romantic ballad about the benefits of letting a relationship develop at its own pace came before "Chasing the Sun," a summer-themed song that Miller had written just hours before.
First time stand-up comedian, UConn student MacNeil Jaehnert, made his debut. He kept the audience laughing, particularly when he pulled out a copy of the latest Stall Street News as a prop for one of his jokes.
"What comes in one of these abstinence kits?" he asked. "I bet it's three things to guarantee you never get laid: a pair of Crocs, a can of Axe body spray and a subscription to World of Warcraft."
Senior Justin Kilburn then stepped up the microphone for what was to be his last performance as a UConn student. With a fluid voice reminiscent of John Legend, an electric acoustic guitar, and a pairing of powerful strumming with soft rapid finger picking., Kilburn performed three original songs. "Sunrise," the first song he performed Wednesday night, was written about the early 20th Century prophet Edgar Cayce.
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