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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Local band says goodbye
By Katie Cooper
Guest Writer
kcooperl@my.westga.edu
One of Carrollton’s
most popular cover bands
said goodbye to fans last
Thursday—well, almost.
The band Token White,
comprised of Ben Watts,
Chris Reece, Eric Schuelin,
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Popular local cover band “Token White" has decided to split up in order to persue each member 's
musical side projects. Token White’s final show is tentatively planned for January.
Matt Graff and Alan Powell,
had its second-to-last
show this past Thursday
at the Irish Pub. The guys
entertained almost 75 people
in the upper room of the Pub
with rock favorites by bands
such as Maroon 5, Breaking
Benjamin and 311.
The band has been
together for nearly two and
a half years, performing
first as a three-piece
acoustic outfit in 2004 and
progressing to the current
five-piece band.
Death Cab for Cutie
Fabulous Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Fri, Nov 17, 2006 08:00 PM
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
The Roxy, Atlanta, GA
Sat, Nov 18, 2006 08:00 PM
The Who
The Arena At Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
Wed, Nov 22, 2006 07:30 PM
Widespread Panic
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Sat, Dec 30, 2006 07:30 PM
Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 17, 2007 03:00 PM
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 24, 2007 08:00 PM
Supercross
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 24, 2007 07:00 PM
Blue Man Group: How to be a Megastar Tour 2.0
Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 07:30 PM
Nickelback
The Arena At Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
Fri, Mar 16 2007 07:00 PM
According to guitarist
Ben Watts, the band was
supposed to be a side
project for all of the guys,
but gradually became
the main focus as their
popularity increased.
“It’s funny —the band
we took the least serious
became the most popular,”
said Watts.
Each member of Token
White is involved in other
bands such as If By Chance,
Hed Trip Drama and The
Red Tide Saga, which
features three of the five
Token White members.
Token White is finally
ending its lengthy run as
a cover band. According
to Watts, the guys want to
focus on the other bands
in which they can perform
original music, as opposed
to Token White’s sole cover
band status.
When asked how the
show went. Watts said, “It
was definitely energetic and
fun—one of the best we’ve
played in Carrollton. I think
we really gave it our all since
we are nearing the end of
Token White”.
Front and center at the
show was a large entourage
of ladies sporting shirts
emblazoned with the label
“Token White Groupie”,
a testament to the band’s
popularity among students.
The final show for
Token White is tentatively
planned for January and is
expected to be a big send
off. There are no official
plans for the show just yet
but more information w ill be
forthcoming for those fans
who want to see the band’s
last concert.
For information on
the bands, visit www.
myspace.com/tokenw hite
or www.myspace.com/
ifbychancemusic.
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can also make people
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Americans are authentic,
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them. One example would
be the news director at the
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appeared at in the film. She
was tired, probably rightly
so, for not screening him
before air.
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drunken frat boys who
appeared in one of the
funniest sketches of the
film are filing a lawsuit
claiming defamation.
But the uproar this
film has caused is simply
contributing to the hype
and will undoubtedly
cement it in pop culture
and give the film a cult
icon status.
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stereotypes and lewdness
for everyone. Borat
makes constant derisive
comments against Jews
(excused because Cohen is
Jewish) and women, not to
mention the poor people of
Kazakhstan.
In a particularly lewd
and nauseating scene, Borat
and his morbidly obese
producer wrestle naked in
their hotel room after Borat
catciies Azamat making a
“hand party” to his Pamela
Anderson magazine.
“Borat” crosses most
lines of political correctness
and accepted humor, but
most in the audience don’t
seem to mind.
If you can stomach
some of the raunchier
scenes, laugh out loud
at jokes that most only
think and forget about the
poor schleps that were
humiliated in this film,
then it's definitely worth
checking out in the theatre.
If the answer is no to
any of the questions, still
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see the movie, but wait
for DVD.
GRADE: B+
/ graduate in
December, so this was my
last movie review for The
West Georgian.
I’ve been doing it for
over two years and it lias
been an absolute blast. I'd
like to say "thank you"
to my fiancee Katie, who
has gone with me to every
movie, had patience at
Gallerv Row while / wrote
and been an endless source
of fresh perspective.
To my readers: Please
remember that movies Hike
life) are all about what
YOU like, not what some
critic says.
All that’s reallv
important is that movies
can provide a brief vacation
from reality, sometimes
making you laugh and
sometimes cry.
That said, thanks again
and goodbye!