That picture pretty much sums up the energy this past friday night in Alumni Hall @ Dartmouth College. In case you didn't read my first post, Gregg Gillis, a.k.a Girl Talk came to Dartmouth and put on one hell of a show. Along with some of my best friends, way too much excitement, and one clutch polaroid camera, the concert/dance party was one of the best I've ever been to.
If you aren't familiar with Girl Talk or his shows, basically when he comes on stage, you think he's the guy that sets up the amps and the microphones. Then, he sets up his two laptops and the magic begins.
Just his two laptops.
For about 90 minutes, he mashed up an eclectic mix of rap, funk, rock, top 40, and everything in
between, and always at a fast enough tempo to keep the party going. 2 minutes into the concert, about 60 people (myself included) came on the stage and got crunk with him.
But not quite as crunk as him.
He went from head bobbing to girating to taking off his shirt to crowd surfing, all while mixing songs like Biggie's "Juicy" with Elton John's "Tiny Dancer". It's so good, don't knock it until you hear it. A good amount of the songs he mixed were from his great album, Night Ripper, but everything sounded fresh.
(Girl Talk = Skinny Biomedical Engineer Dude, Me = Fly Kid w/ the "We Run ATL Shirt")
After the concert, he stayed and talked for about half an hour, and then got crunk on frat row. You can't beat that.
After the concert, he stayed and talked for about half an hour, and then got crunk on frat row. You can't beat that.
I Love Hip Hop.
For those of you not up on Girl Talk, listen:
"Too Deep"
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And go to Wikipedia's Night Ripper page to see a great breakdown of all the songs he samples in Night Ripper. Once again, Wiki comes through for all pertinant knowledge.
Good Times.
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