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[What is your favorite movie from your childhood?]
"The Lion King, because I remember all the songs. I sing them all the time."
Kate Colbert, Denver freshman
"The Land Before Time, because dinosaurs were cool when I was little. They still are cool." Dillon Zickefoose, Shawnee senior
"E.T., because Reese's Pieces were my favorite candy as a kid." Kyle Putnam, Lenexa senior
"The Jungle Book, because it had good songs like "The Bear Necessities" and it had cool characters like Mowgli and Balou." Ryan Shea, Topeka sophomore
"Lady and the Tramp," because of the cute love story between the two dogs."
Karissa Wonders, Newton freshman
"Dances with Wolves, even though it's not necessarily a child-esque movie. I grew up in Wyoming and the whole cowboys and Indians thing was popular there, so I got into it." Eli Underwood, Lenexa freshman
"The Sandlot, because it's a great movie. It's just really funny. I like the kid in it and when they say, 'Want s'more of what?' It's just really funny."
Taylor Havens, Overland Park freshman
"Space Jam, because it fuses cartoons and athletes, specifically my favorite basketball players growing up."
Steve Stanislav, Shawnee freshman
"Aladdin because it was my favorite of all the Disney movies because the main character was the biggest badass."
Andrew Hines, Chicago sophomore
"Grease, because I always used to watch it with my mom. I watched it all the time."
Ali Henderson, Lansing sophomore
— Kelly Breckunitch, whose favorite movie was 'Little Big League because he was a big Twins fan, and the movie incorporated all the wacky little league plays in a movie about an MLB team
[stagepresence]
Fourth of July
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Uncle Sam's band Fourth of july's music is full of energy, which can be in its pumped performances and slightly demeaned beateremotion.
If the statue outside the house of Fourth of July lead singer Brendan Hangauer is any indication, the band grabs the bull by the horns. That may truly be the case as Hangauer says the band evolved from his musical stylings.
Hangauer says he started playing guitar from the help of a friend. From there, his brother Patrick began playing the upright bass at performances, and eventually, Fourth of July came to be. Hangauer says the music progressively got louder as more people were added, which naturally led to the formation of the band.
Now, the band is churning out what Hangauz calls "folk punk" music. "We're the
"People don't have any patience for quiet music." Hangauer says.
only band in that category." Hangauer says.
The band's music is full of energy, Hangauer says, and a Fourth of July concert is a release of that energy. "Usually everybody's pretty drunk in the crowd ... and some of the people in the band." Hangauer says.
Fourth of July's last concert was on March 31 at a festival in Iowa, but Hangauer and his brother say they always try to play around Lawrence and will try to book a show sometime in the next couple months. When they do perform, you can be sure it will be an energetic experience.
— Kelly Breckunitch
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