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Chasing Arrows
are readying their
second album, “Life
on Hold.”
Despite some good
characters, “The
Horsemen” is poorly
acted and written.
Jeff Foxworthy
performed two sets
at the Ferguson
Center Concert Hall.
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the list
the 36th annual
Neptune Festival
three days of art,
music and sand
campus
October 2
Banned Books Reading, 2 p.m.,
Trible Library Rotunda
Sushi Making,6 p.m., DSU
Washington Room
Midnight Capture the Flag, TBA,
Campus
Women’s Soccer vs. St. Mary’s
College of Maryland, 6 p.m.,
Captain’s Field
Shaolin Warriors, 8 p.m., Ferguson
Center Concert Hall
Ice Hockey vs. Salisbury University,
11 p.m., Hampton Roads Iceplex
October 3
Football vs. Shenandoah
University, 1 p.m., Pomoco
Stadium
October 4
Field Hockey vs. Eastern
Mennonite University, 2 p.m.,
Captain’s Field
October 5
Lifelong Learning Society InConcert Recital Series, 3 p.m.,
Music and Theatre Hall
local
October 2
Riptides Square Dance, 7:30 p.m.,
Bayside Presbyterian Church
“MISS 757” Model Search 2009
Casting Call, 7 p.m., Granby
Theater
October 3
Yorktown Wine Festival 2009, 12
p.m., Riverwalk Landing
James River Plantation
Progressive Ghost Tour,
afternoon, Piney Grove at
Southall’s Plantation
Howl-O-Scream Scare Squad
Auditions, 5 p.m., Busch Gardens
heidi naylor/the captain’s log
Crowds braved the blustery weather at the 36th annual Neptune Festival on the Virginia Beach, Va. Oceanfront Boardwalk from Friday through Sunday last week. The
festival boasted live music from well-known bands, art vendors and a juried sand sculpture contest.
events | Reporter Kaitlin Tecson spent a day at
the 36th annual Neptune Festival in Virginia
Beach, Va. this past weekend.
by kaitlin tecson
k a i t l i n.t ecson.07 @ cn u.edu
T he celebration of K i ng
Nep t u ne d r ew t o a c lo s e
a long t he Vi rg i ni a B each
Ocean front. The 36th
a n nu a l c elebr at ion h ad
several activities going on
to commemorate the closing
festivities of the months-long
celebration.
The cloudy skies and heavy
winds didnít deter anyone
whi le t hey watched t he
Neptune Grand Parade along
the closed street. Shopkeepers
watched from their empty
stores, whi le sp ec t ators
watched f rom a long t he
sidewalk, some sitting with
blankets, and some leaning
against poles. High school
bands from a l l around
Virginia marched, some from
Northern Virginia, and some
just a bike ride away from the
beach.
The crowd was large despite
the dreary weather. Throngs
of people crossed the streets
at will, weaving in between
t he c a r s c a rele ssly. T hey
wandered along, looking at
all the activity around them.
There were people of all ages
there, from people with babies
i n st rol lers a nd c a r riers,
to the very old, all there to
celebrate the Virginia Beach
boardwalk.
Along the actual boardwalk,
artists and small-time
shopke ep er s wer e sel l i n g
items in white tents lining the
cement barriers. Some were
selling small pieces of jewelry
for as little as $ 6 for a ring,
to large canvas paintings for
over $ 50 0. Vendors had an
array of works on display to
entice passersby into making
a purchase.
On the beach, there were
ma ny activities goi ng on,
from the Neptune Surf Classic
Championship, the volleyball
tournament and even a Corn
Hole tournament. However,
the most-watched competition
was the sand scu lpting
contest. The Neptune
Festiva l sa nd- scu lpti ng
contest is one of the largest,
and internationally known
contests of its kind.
The theme for the contest
wa s “ Rememb er W hen ...”
There were three different
categories: Master Sculptors,
S c h o ol D iv i si o n a n d t h e
F r e el a nc e / B u si ne s s . T he
Master Sculptors used
cl a s sic ch i ld r en í s b o ok s ,
such as “Goodnight Moon”
and “Where the Wild Things
Are,” as the basis for their
s c u lpt u r e s . S ome of t he
student groups used the '60s
p e ac e movement a s t hei r
inspiration and included the
retro Volkswagen bus and
peace signs all around the
sand.
T he d ay of t he st udent
division judging, students,
wea ri ng matchi ng sa nd
scu lpti ng contest t-shi r ts,
were standing behind their
creations, yelling in support
of their schools.
T he r ei g n i n g Nept u ne
King Randy Sutton walked
around with a purple crown
on h i s he ad . T he k i n g i s
nomi nated by t he genera l
publ ic , a n d a c o m m it t e e
picks a winner based on their
community involvement and
understanding of the spirit of
the Neptune Festival.
The Neptune Princesses,
high school senior girls from
Vi r g i n i a B e ach , who a r e
picked by a committee in the
spring of their junior year,
surrounded him. These girls
are chosen by open auditions
in their high schools. They
spent the day walking the
boa rdwa l k, wavi ng a nd
taking pictures with anyone
who asked.
Even though it was cloudy
and windy, it was still a day fit
for a king. n
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kaitlin tecson/the captain’s log
“Scots on the Rocks” (left) and “Fire Fantasy” (right) were just two of the sand sculptures at
the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach this weekend. 10 solo participants and nine teams
participated this year, drawing talent from as far as The Netherlands, Italy and Singapore.
concerts
September 30
State Radio, 7 p.m., The NorVa
Chevelle, 7:30 p.m., The National
October 1
Every Time I Die, 6:30 p.m., The
NorVa
October 2
Blink-182 with Fall Out Boy and
All American Rejects, 6:30 p.m.,
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
Amphitheater
Appetite for Destruction (G N R
Tribute), 9 p.m., The Hat Factory
The Iguanas, 9 p.m., The Jewish
Mother
October 3
Bruce Hornsby, 8 p.m., The
National
The Crumbs / Lost Tribe, 9 p.m., The
Jewish Mother
October 4
The Psychedelic Furs / Happy
Mondays, 7:30 p.m., The NorVa
October 6
Grizzly Bear, 8 p.m., The NorVa
movie releases
“The Invention of Lying”
In a world where no one ever
lies, one writer seizes the
opportunity.
Rated PG-13.
“Whip It”
From director Drew Barrymore
comes a film about an indie-rock
loving misfit who learns to deal
with her small-town misery by
joining the local roller league.
Rated PG-13.
“Zombieland”
A horror comedy about two men
who have discovered a way
to survive in a land overrun by
zombies.
Rated R.
cd releases
“Crash Love” – AFI
“Dear Agony” – Breaking
Benjamin
“Memoirs of An Imperfect
Angel” – Mariah Carey
“Brand New Eyes” – Paramore
“God & Guns” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
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(Background and above) Artists sold various pieces of art and crafts on the Oceanfront
Boardwalk, such as the jewelry and maracas pictured here. More than 300 exhibitors
showcased their original work at the festival at the Art and Craft Show in cooperation with the
Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia.
dvd releases
“Away We Go”
“Management”
“Monsters vs. Aliens”
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Chasing Arrows set to unleash new album
by joe fitzpatrick
joseph.f i tzpat r ick.0 6 @ cn u.edu
On Oct. 27, the men of Chasing Arrows will
officially release their follow-up record to
“Transparent,” which will be titled “Life On
Hold.” The album features new releases and an
updated take on some familiar tracks as well.
Consisting of CNU alumni Nate Fender,
Walter Pierce, Graham Todd, Joe Hamm and
their friend Tate Thoreson, Chasing Arrows
have been hard at work recording their new
album as well as touring all over the east coast
and filming a music video for their first single
titled “Dreams of Mary” from the new release
with Scott Hansen Productions of Virginia
Beach, Va. The video was shot in Savannah,
Ga., and it is available for viewing at the band’s
MySpace page.
Their album was produced, recorded and
mixed by Tim Roberts at Soul Haven Studios
in Virginia Beach, Va. This studio has worked
with all types of groups.
“From gospel to rock, pop to country and
instrumentals to voiceovers, the people at Soul
Haven Studios ensure their clients the highest quality for your project within the budget
given,” said Roberts.
The band decided to re-record “Transparent,” “Unaware” and “Downfall,” which were
released on “Transparent,” the band’s debut
EP. In addition to “Dreams of Mary,” the other
new releases on the album are “The Open
Stage,” “Speak Easy,” “We Can” and “All We
Know.”
The album starts off with the high-energy
anthem “The Open Stage.” This song is very
intricate. One thing I like about this song is
that it shows us both a side of Chasing Arrows
we are familiar with, as well as a side no one
has seen until now.
Next is the song “Speak Easy,” which is very
light and upbeat. It is almost like the marching song, with very syncopated beats and
downbeats. A visualization I get of this song is
Chasing Arrows performing in a parade on an
elaborate float cruising around New York City.
It is a very fun, enjoyable song.
The third track is “Dreams of Mary,” which
maintains a simultaneous mix of eloquence
and rock star f lair. On the other hand, the
track does seem at time semi-mundane and
typical for popular rock bands these days.
Nevertheless, in many respects it works for
Chasing Arrows.
Following their new single is the re-recording of their first single “Transparent,” from
the album of the same name. I think everyone will agree that this recording is much
better quality than the original, and the same
goes for “Downfall,” which is track five, and
“Unaware,” which is track seven.
Track six is the uplifting song “We Can,”
which has gained national recognition on
MTV’s original series “College Life.” The reassuring voice of Todd soothes listeners during
the chorus, which lulls you into a state of
safety and comfort.
The album closes with “All I Know,” which
is accentuated nicely by the piano. It feels like
something you would slow dance to at your
high school prom. It is clearly a love song and
photo courtesy of chasing arrows
Chasing Arrows will release their second album, “Life on Hold,” on Oct. 27.
it wraps the album nicely, by continuing to
provide high energy while maintaining a balance of harmonies and melodies.
In order to purchase their new “Life On
Hold,” visit their MySpace page at http://www.
myspace.com/chasingarrowsmusic for links
to their CD on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, and
pretty much everywhere else digital music can
be found. The CD will also be available in their online
store, and it is currently available for pre-sale
until Thursday, Oct. 15. n
Falk Gallery calls for submissions on the art of living and dying
by mark newton
m a r k.n ew ton.0 6 @ cn u.edu
The Ferguson Center for the Arts Falk
Gallery of Art and the Riverside Hospital
Hospice Program are calling for artists to
submit works to the gallery’s “Dying with
Dig nity: F rom Despair to Hope” exhibit,
which, according to an art department flyer,
focuses on the themes of “living and dying
with dignity and hope.” The exhibit will be
open from Nov. 13 to Dec. 15.
T he ju ried comp etition is op en to a l l
Christropher Newport University students,
alumni, Lifelong Learners and audit students
regardless of major, and winning entries will
be purchased by Riverside Hospital as awards
for use in the hospice program, as well as in
community events. The first place award are
worth $500, second place $250, and a number
of honorable mentions will be awarded for $100
each. Lifelong Learners and audit students are
eligible for a $300 Lifelong Learning Award.
Works can be in any medium, both 2-D and
3-D, and can be representational or abstract
with regards to the theme of “Hospice” but,
according to the flyer, they “should be designed
to lift the human spirit and be a beacon to
create dialogue.” Art must be ready for display
when submitting, and is due by Nov. 5 and 6
in room 118A in the Ferguson Center for the
Arts. Interested students must contact Gallery
Manager Elaine Viel for the exhibit prospectus
at eviel@cnu.edu or (757) 594-7930.
The exhibit is the start of what Viel hopes
“will be a professional relationship with
Riverside Hospital.” But the exhibit’s main
goal, according to Viel, is to illustrate that “art
and healing go hand-in hand.” n
dying with dignity:
from despair to hope
Entries are due Nov. 5 and 6 in room 118A in the
Ferguson Center for the Arts. If interested,
please contact Gallery Manager Elaine Viel
at either eviel@cnu.edu or (757) 594-7930. The
juried competition is open to all CNU students,
alumni, Lifelong Learners and audit student,
regardless of major.
Band brings different sound to campus “The Horsemen” doesn’t ride smoothly
by James t. HOSACK, jr.
JA M ES.HOSACK.0 6 @ cn u.edu
Have you ever heard of Patent Pending?
Neither had most students until Friday at
5 p.m. in the ballroom of the David Student
Union. Patent Pending, a band consisting of
Joe Ragosta (lead vocals), Anthony Mingoia
(drums), Jason Biener (bass), Marc Kantor
(guitar) and Josh Bolt (guitar), rocked the
paint off of the ballroom walls as they played
their 90-minute set.
After the concert, Ragosta told the band's
origin story and how, how after an ankle
injury took him out of hockey he had nothing
to do, he began to learn how to play the
guitar.
“My brother Robert had a guitar so I taught
myself how to play,” said Ragosta. “So we
started the band and we were terrible, and we
started writing our own songs because when
we played cover songs no one liked them and
they were just terrible. Me and Anthony have
been in the band for eight years and, member
changes, and people growing up and going to
school and doing other things, that’s how the
band is today.”
They started out with a two -track EP
entitled "Meet the Fat Kids" and now have two
CDs out, one entitled "Save Each Other," “The
Whales are Doing Fine” and their newest
called “Attack of the Awesome.”
On their “Awesome Tour!” they have been
mostly along the East Coast. Mingoia did
stress that they have done full U.S. tours
before.
Before the concert even started Patent
Pending was out amongst the students talking
and having a great time. Their personality
and energy offstage definitely diffuses to the
audience while onstage. They just love to
have fun. From jokes to getting the audience
to run in and out of the ballroom in circles,
they had us at their guitar picks and drum
sticks. There never was a dull moment.
Alumnus Jason Rowley said that “Even
though this was a smaller crowd, and they
weren’t as familiar with Patent Pending,
they still did a great job with interacting and
getting us as involved as possible and it’s
probably one of the best CAB events that I’ve
seen in the past few years.”
When asked to describe the band’s sound,
Ragosta explained that they’re “kind of a
little bit different than the other bands that
are big in this genre because we don’t sound
exactly the same in every song.”
But with songs like “Cheer Up Emo Kid,”
“ANTI-Everything” and “Dear Stacy, I Hate
You,” it’s easy to get behind what Ragosta
said to the crowd during the last song of their
set: “Find something you love and spread
it like wildfire…there is something such as
happiness.”
Check out their music at http://www.
my s p a c e .c o m /p at e nt p e n d i n g a n d buy
mer ch a nd i s e at ht t p ://p at ent p end i n g.
bigcartel.com. n
Foxworthy proves hilarious, old or new
by john foust
joh n.foust.0 8 @ cn u.edu
Saturday night proved to bring a very
diverse and excited crowd at the Ferguson
Center Concert Hall for an evening with
comedian Jeff Foxworthy. Foxworthy, who
has previously been part of the Blue Collar
Comedy tour, as well as the host of the
popular game show “Are You Smarter Than a
5th Grader?” caused people all of ages and all
appearances, from those in NASCAR shirts
and baseball caps, to those in button-up
shirts and slacks, as he arrived to rousing
applause. For the next hour and a half, he did
what he came to do: make people laugh.
His per formance for the evening was
essentially a “best-of,” featuring many of
his most popular routines, most of which
were quite hilarious, but admittedly very
crude, ranging from a story about going to
his sisterís backyard wedding, to a list of
“Redneck Fashion Rules,” featuring such
advice as “your shorts are supposed to be
longer than your underwear,” and “if your
mother still drives you to school, you ain’t no
‘gangsta,’ pull your pants up.”
Although quite a bit of his material was
from previous shows, it was still quite funny.
On the other hand, due to the crude nature
of some of his jokes, some of which focused
on things such as Cialis and the differences
between what types of “smells” appeal to
men and women, some of the humor which
related to these types of things became a bit
tiresome after a while, but still managed to
keep the audience in stitches. Furthermore,
Foxworthy brought about quite a heavy
amount of applause from the women in the
audience when he began to make fun of the
differences between how men and women
communicate, using examples from both
his wife and his daughters for examples of
the types of ways in which communication
differs.
Perhaps one of the most amusing routines
was one in which he listed the various things
photo illustration provided by mct
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy performed two
sets at the Ferguson Center Concert Hall last
Saturday night.
which he “didn’t know how to explain” about
life, such as why “[shaving] razors cost $ 6,
and blades for them cost $14,000,” and why
so many medications tend to have more
side-effects advertised than they do positive
effects.
I couldn’t help but laugh at a lot of his jokes,
despite having heard some of them plenty of
times before, and it was easy to see that the
crowd loved every minute of his performance.
Of course, Jeff Foxworthy would never end
a performance without giving a list of his
trademark “You Might be a Redneck” jokes,
which he managed to slide in at the very end
of the show. Although most of these were
fairly old, they were still hilarious and were
an excellent way to wrap up the show as he
prepared for the second one that evening.
Overall, Jeff Foxworthy’s performance
at the Ferguson Center was as good as I
expected it to be, and it was clear that the
audience loved being there and spending a
little time to simply relax and laugh with
each other. The jokes were generally solid,
and Foxworthy had plenty of energy during
the whole thing, making this quite a great
show. n
redbox reviews | Redbox kiosks allow customers to rent recent movies for
one night for $1 per movie. Is this movie worth your hard-earned dollar?
by harrison crews
edwa r d.cr ews.0 8 @ cn u.edu
T h e r e s e e m s t o b e a c o nv e nt i o n i n
filmmaking these days that seems to be
one of breaking conventions. More artistic,
daring movies are made to challenge ideas.
Characters are made more realistic. The
worlds they live in are closer to reality, even
when they're light-years away. Of course, this
doesn't apply to every movie, but the good ones
know how to make their viewers think.
Other movies refuse to break the mold and
are just generic copies, from action movies
where the good guy is a tough-as-nails cop who
plays by no one's rules but his own to horror
movies on spring break with a mysterious
and seemingly invincible killer hunting vapid
teens, or movies involving Jason Friedburg
and Aaron Seltzer. These are the slow death of
creativity in film.
Then, there are movies like "The Horsemen."
Movies like this are so desperate to break
conventions, but just end up being shlock.
Most of the acting is bad, the mythology is
convoluted and the plot... well, it's easier if I
show you.
Dennis Quaid plays a hard-edged police
officer, distanced from his family and obsessed
with his job after his wife's death. One of his
sons is too young to know what's going on,
while the other seems apathetic. Pulled in to a
case of gruesome murders by the involvement
of teeth, he finds himself in a race against
time to try to stop four psychopaths from
killing more people.
The first complaint: his speciality is with
teeth. This is mentioned three times in the
movie. Three times. And each time, more
dramatically than the last. He never uses
this skill to any end whatsoever, it was just
apparently on his roster, which makes it a
great lead-in to a cannibal movie, but for
crazed, murderous teens? Not so much.
Quaid's acting is also dismal. Half of his
lines are off, if not in timing, then in tone.
Half of his sincere moments seem drenched
in sarcasm and nothing, NOTHING he says
ever gives any connotation that he has an
idea there's a world around him. This lines
up pretty well with the boy representing
both death's brother and the other criminal
i n v e s t i g a t o r, w h o a r e b o t h w o e f u l l y
underacted.
What really killed the movie for me was
the "twist" ending: his son is the "white"
horseman, the one who's supposed to start
everything. While Death's room is a wellshaded and meticulous green and War's in
beautiful, lush reds, he literally just threw
white paint on everything he owned. It looks
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like a two year-old did it. Besides being poor at
detail-orientation, the reason he participates
in all these brutal murders is because, well,
his dad was distant after he lost his wife.
The reasons, with one exception, are poor
excuses. Death's family doesn't accept that
he's gay, which I admit is not good or right
by any extent, but he's a medical prodigy and
very sensitive. Killing everything seems to be
a poor way to deal with this. War, on the other
hand, has the only reason I would consider a
legitimate excuse to really snap.
On that note, I would like to say that despite
the poor acting and loose plot, Death and War
ALMOST make up for it. Despite perhaps
choosi ng a poor a lter native, Deat h is a
sympathetic character. He's clearly, forwardly
wronged by the people who care about him. In
addition to that, he's a horrifying psychopath
and his suicide is the most disturbing scene in
the entire movie.
War... War is just fantastic. Zhang Ziyi plays
War in a way that makes you feel for her,
despite being a creepy murderer. Molested by
her adoptive father, her actions may not be
justified, but they are understandable. Along
with that, she is just terrifying. Her attitude,
unfailingly, is a constant sort of amusement,
even in jail.
Her movement, her tone, her delivery all
help to add that extra layer of "OH-MY-GOD-ICAN'T-WATCH-'CROUCHING-TIGER'-EVERAGAIN."
A lso, Quaid's par tner is a g uy named
Stingray who has constantly greased-back
hair and a pornstache. I don't know about you,
but I find that fantastic.
All in all, "Horsemen" is the kind of movie
you should only watch if you have a thing
for t he bad g uys/gi rls. T he protagonist
is uninteresting and wooden, the plot is
convoluted, and the "master" villain is really
lacking in any merit or horror whatsoever. Is
it worth a dollar? Probably not. Still, if you
want a permanent fear of Asian women and
happen to like experiments in acting evil, it
might be worth picking up. n