Volume 124 Issue 93
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Get some culture KARAOKE FOR THE FAINT OF HEART // ALEX TRETBAR
Karaoke scares the crap out of me. I've played bass live in a band at least a few dozen times and even sung occasionally, but the idea of standing by myself and belting Hall and Oates for a drunken mob sends chills up my spine. If the simple thought of attempting this yourself is nerve-wracking, "It's Karaoke Time with Sam and Ducky" is your downtown laughter oasis.
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Sam Gunnerson (left) and Ducky host a uniquely laid-back version of karaoke each Tuesday night at the lavocko.
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Most people, especially those who have never actually stepped up the plate (me included), envision karaoke as a nightmare of embarrassment, but Sam Gunnerson and Ducky put on an unusually comfortable show each Tuesday night at the Jackpot. Gunnerson, a bartender and performing musician himself (he plays in Jabberjosh, Horse Weapons and Swanson), feels that too many local joints focus solely on the negative aspects of singing solo.
"No one wants to be insulted," Gunnerson says. "Here, even if you can't carry a tune, you're still going to be appreciated. If someone has the balls to sing, you gotta give that person praise."
Gunnerson has enceed for Jackpot's karaoke night for about a year, and Ducky began as co-host about six months ago. The two bring a communal philosophy to the decades-old game (karaoke is a Japanese portmanteau of "empty" and "orchestra"), encouraging and reinforcing simple fun in place of the typical exploitive or humiliating tone. Gunnerson considers his weekly stint a necessary outlet for both him and the night's regular attendees.
"I never thought I'd have anything to do with karaoke," Gunnerson says. "But now it's
become a huge part of my life, and I look forward to every Tuesday 'cause I know it's gonna be great. I've never had a bad time at karaoke.
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REVIEW "THE GREY" // LANDON MCDONALD
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Start with Ernest Hemingway's concept of nature as a macrocosmic mirror for a man at war with himself. Then factor in Cormac McCarthy's fascination with characters whose wicked lives only achieve release in the instant of their own ugly, passionate demise. Finally, add one royally pissed off ex-jedi and a pack of ravenous wolves, and you'll have some idea of the experience awaiting you in Joe Carnahan's survivalist drama "The Grew"
Equal parts action flick and existential thriller, "The Grey" is far more than just an excuse to watch Liam Neeson sucker punch wolves for two hours. In fact, those going in with the expectation of a popcorn movie may emerge disappointed. Although steeped in geysers of gore and surgically applied tension, "The Grey" is spare and moody where lesser films would have howled for more jump-scares and clumsy humor.
Neeson plays Ottway, a sniper in the employ of an oil company stationed in the farthest reaches of the Alaskan tundra. Ottway's job is to kill any beast that gets too close to the drill site and its workers, a squallid crew of maladapted loners and ex-cons like himself. After an unspecified tragedy involving his wife, he's spent years making an island of himself, ritualistically preparing for his own death.
This attitude changes quickly, however, after a terrible plane crash leaves himself and seven other survivors stranded deep in the frozen wilderness, pursued by wolves that seem almost supernaturally cunning and cruel.
No actor alive can exude world-weary tenacity better than Neeson, and he infuses Ottway with a gruff, wounded grace rarely glimpsed among today's sorry crop of action stars. And special mention must be made of Greg Nicotero's special effects team, whose mangy timberwolves gradually come to resemble four-legged angels of death, aberrant evidence of a blind or indifferent God. Yet despite the film's bleak outlook, the action never lags and the ending manages to feel genuinely triumphant. Here's the first great movie of 2012.
the starters only further revealed the depth issues on this Kansas squad.
Only five Kansas players scoree Wednesday, including junior guard Travis Releford, who finished with just one point. Backup forwards Kevin Young and Justin Wesley looked completely lost at times, combining for zero points and three turnovers.
Junior guard Angel Goodrich plans her execution during the first half of Wednesday's game against Texas. Goodrich had a record breaking 16 assists. Kansas defeated Texas with a final score of 85-61.
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Robinson finished with 15 points, his third-lowest total in Big 12 play, and 11 rebounds. He was picked up by junior center Jeff Withey's career-high 25 points, but consistency has been an issue for him.
When Withey and Taylor were on their game, the Jayhawks looked like the best team in the country, and that was with Robinson on the bench. But concerns over reoccurring problems with the beginning and end of games and the team's overall depth should replace the feeling of euphoria when the Jayhawks return to practice.
she sat courtside and watched no future point guard find open players and pass the ball with ease. So Henrickson was not surprised when Goodrich, a junior guard from Tahlequah, Oka, broke the Allen Fieldhouse single-game assist record last night in Kansas' victory against Texas.
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Goodrich had nine assists in the first half on the way to 16, breaking her previous record.
"It's exciting," Goodrich said. "I'm not much of a numbers person, but having 16 assists means that my teammates were ready to shoot."
Kansas entered the game looking for a Big 12 victory to get them back on track. The team faced Texas, the team they defeated to kick off conference play. The game was similar with scoring fluctuations, but most importantly, the Jayhawks won again.
The Jayhawks pulled together and defeated the Longhorns in a much needed 85-61 victory at home
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Kansas shot 57.6 percent from the field and had 20 assists on 34 baskets. Sutherland, who finished with a game-high 24 points and 10 of 15 shots from the field, was one of the main recipients of Goodrich's historic assists.
"Coming off that losing streak this is a great win and gives us the confidence to go out and win another game," senior forward Aishah Sutherland said.
"It is not even a communication, if you say something or make a cut she will see you and get the ball to you," Sutherland said.
Sutherland looked dominant in stretches scoring on multiple possessions in a row. She scored the first six and then finished with a game-high 24 points with 12 rebounds, four blocks and four steals.
"I thought she was really good today, got us off to a good start and hit some tough shots to start it," Henrickson said.
Goodrich matched her 16 assists with 16 points and freshman guard Asia Boyd added some surprising support.
Boyd got a chance for more court time with sophomore guard CeCe Harper on the bench with a concussion. She made the most of it with a career-high 11 points and two steals in 24 minutes.
After trading baskets for the first
couple possessions the Jayhawks jumped out to a 22-9 lead midway through the first half. They built the lead to 17 points before allowing the Longhorns to cut it to four in the second half. Angel Goodrich tipped of an 18-6 run to put the Jayhawks up 20 with under eight minutes to play.
"I thought she controlled the game from the tip and once we
made our comeback she just sau,
'no more,' and kind of took things into her own hands, literally, and put the game back out of reach',
Texas coach Gail Goenstenkers said.
Kansas will travel to Manhattan for a rematch with Kansas State at noon on Sunday.
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