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Granger comes home
Local singer plays Shadow Canyon while friends, fans pan
By Anne Hoar
career center
WEEKLY PREVIEW
week of: February 5 - 9, 2001
BIG EVENTS
Liberal Arts Career Week - look for liberal arts events on this schedule
Career Fair Networking - Tues. 2/6, 7:30 p.m. Wehner 159
Liberal Arts Career Fair Networking - Wed. 2/7, 7 p.m. Koldus 111
Liberal Arts Alumni Forum/Social - Thurs. 2/8, 6-9 p.m. Reed Arena
Career Fairs
Construction Science - Mon. 2/5, Langford
Liberal Arts - Fri. 2/9, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Rudder
Orientations for On-Campus Interviewing
Mon. 2/5 - 5:30 p.m. Rudder 502
Wed. 2/7 -11 a.m. Rudder 402 (Liberal Arts Students)
Thurs. 2/8 - 2 p.m. Rudder 502
5:30 p.m. Wehner 133 (Business Students)
Resume/Letter Writing Seminar
Mon. 2/5, 7 p.m. Rudder 502 (Liberal Arts Students)
Internship Search Strategies
Wed. 2/7, 4:30 p.m. Rudder 402
Behavioral Interviewing Workshops
Mon. 2/5, 6:30 p.m. Rudder 402
Tues. 2/6, 7 p.m. Rudder 502 (Liberal Arts Students)
Thurs. 2/8 - 6:30 p.m. Rudder 502 (featuring: Cintas)
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The Battalion
Granger Smith played to a welcoming crowd of friends at Shadow
Canyon Saturday night.
The six-piece band The Night Shift opened for Smith and played a va
riety of covers, from “Play That
Funky Music” to “Sweet Home Al
abama,” that got the audience two-
stepping on the dance floor.
The audience crowded close to
the stage, when Smith, in cowboy
hat and boots, took the stage.
Smith received a lot of adoring
looks from the girls and good-na
tured teasing from the guys, and the
crowd sang along with Smith’s orig
inal songs and cover tunes.
He played his original songs solo
and the covers with the band, which
he had just met that day.
The crowd had the makings of a
reunion. Many people in the audi
ence felt a connection to Smith, a
member of the Class of ’02, who is
not currently a student, as he is now
living in Nashville. Many people
also seemed to know each other.
“My dream is playing at Shadow
Canyon and people throwing beer at
me from the balcony,” Smith said.
“This is what it’s all about.”
He smiled and waved to people in
the crowd during the performance.
else in the world.
“Playing here is the best feeling. Nothing beats it.”
Smith said there are many things he misses about College Station
“1 miss my buddies and my old band, the Number 7 band, a lot,"
Smith said.
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Smith currently has one CD:
progress, w hich he said is setd
released in the fall.
Smith said his music is “trail
Smith invited a freshman from his former Corps outfit onstage to give
a speech to motivate the crowd.
“This is my one junior detail,” Smith said.
Smith and his band played a lot of George Strait songs, including
“Fiieman” and “Amarillo By Morning.”
Smith played songs from his first album. Waiting on Forever, includ
ing “Count the Stars” and "Monterrey.” Smith also played "As It Is in
Texas,” which radio stations in College Station and Dallas are playing.
“The women here are better than anywhere else in the world," Smith
said.
College Station was a special trip for Smith.
“1 came back here to see all my friends,” Smith said. “College Station
is the No. 1 town to play in Texas, and I’d rather be here than anywhere
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Smith said women are the major inspiration for his songs.
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and wishing you had ’em back.”
Smith said he plans to finish his degree at A&M.
“As soon as it calms down. I’ll go back, but it probably won’t be,
time soon,” Smith said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,®:
was too good to pass up.”
His mother, Debbee Smith, said she supports her son’s decision!
pursue his musical career.
“Granger’s always been very focused and known what he wantd
Debbee Smith said. “We encouraged him to go to school, and weak
said that if a wonderful opportunity came up, we'd discuss it. WtV
excited and proud of him.”
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People In the News
Seinfeld perfoms for first
time since 1998 hiatus
WEST ORANGE. NJ. (AP) — The star of a
show about nothing is doing just that these
days.
“I do nothing,” Jerry Seinfeld told an audi
ence at Rascal’s comedy club Saturday. “A lot
of people think doing nothing is really good. I
tell you, you can get pretty crammed doing
nothing.”
Seinfeld, 46, has kept a relatively low profile
since his immensely popular
series “Seinfeld” ended its
prime-time run in May 1998.
He turned up for four
weekend shows at the club,
where he appeared regularly
before he became a star. The
1,500 tickets at $20 each
sold out in less than a week
in December, even though
the shows were not adver
tised outside the club. The club owner said he
turned away 10,000 other ticket-seekers.
Seinfeld had new jokes, but the same style
of humor.
Some of the up-to-date jokes took on the
Web — “Why do they cal! it eBay? They should
call it Garbay” — and his 1999 wedding — “if
you want to have a great party, why invite all the
oldest people you kndw?"
Pavarotti makes
Kiss’ drummer Crissi
welcome on farewell!
amends with fans after
poor performance
SEINFELD
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J: (AP) — Opera star Lu
ciano Pavarotti kept rtlfe promise to fans who
were disappointed b^'b’n earlier performance.
The legendary tetibr re
turned to the Trump Taj Ma
hal Casino Resort on Satur
day, performing a concert to
make amends for the Nov.
11 show he struggled
through while suffering from
a cold.
All previous ticket holders
were allowed to return for
free.
A healthier Pavarotti, 65,
joined by soprano Cynthia
PAVAROTTI
Lawrence, per
formed for nearly 90 minutes, including four
encores. The crowd of 5,000 responded with
five standing ovations.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiss drurv*
ter Criss says he still wants to rock'd"
with the band, but its leaders don't wan'!
on the start of their farewell tour.
A statement posted on the band's Wet:
said Criss had left the group he helpedfo.
but gave no reason.
On Saturday, Criss said Kiss leads'
Gene Simmons and guitarist Paul Stanlei
short negotiations for him to performer
tour. Criss will be replaced by Eric Singer,
played with the band from 1991 to 1996
“It is unfortunate that Gene and Pauley
to terminate their association with melts
Japan and Australia tour dates. I am he-
and will truly miss performing," Criss said
statement.
“We were in the middle of negotiating
there was an offer taken off the taWk
lawyer, Mike Ce))i, said Saturday. He wok
disclose details of the talks.
Kiss is playing Japan and Australis
month, and reportedly plans to close the'
with a multi-night stand at New York’s Maa
Square Garden in April.
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