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| March 24, 2004
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Gaye Old Time
The Joshua Weathers Band walks
away with 1st place in this year’s talent show
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| The Shorthorn: Mark Roberts |
| Advertising junior Gabriel Newhouse
puts a little flavor into the 10th annual Talent
Show Tuesday night in the UC Rosebud Theatre. Newhouse
is one of eight members in the band One Vision. |
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By Candace
Sweat
Contributor to The Shorthorn
Lead singer Josh Weathers elicited giggles from the audience. He
caressed the microphone as he walked the stage deep into the lyrics
of the late Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On”.
He didn’t notice that the microphone stand had come out of
its base, and once he did, he didn’t seem to care.
Despite the blooper, judges were impressed with the performance,
and the Joshua Weathers Band walked away with first place and a
$300 gift certificate.
EX.C.E.L. Campus Activities hosted its 10th Annual Talent Show yesterday
in the University Center Rosebud Theatre. The free show had nine
performances in categories including vocal performance, dance performance
and dramatic interpretation.
Weathers, the lead singer and guitar player in the four-member band,
said the band has been together a little over a month.
He called its style a mixture of pop and jazz and said the band
has many original songs but chose to play a classic.
“It’s a talent show, and we figured we would do a crowd
pleaser,” said the education sophomore.
He gauged the audience correctly. The crowd immediately recognized
the song and sang along with Weathers through the chorus, “let’s
get it on”. They stood in agreement with the judges and granted
him the People’s Choice Award.
The award is based on ballots from the audience after the show.
Pre-nursing sophomore Melinda Corso took home a $200 certificate
for a vocal performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Have
Nothing”. She received a standing ovation from her sister
and many friends from Arlington Hall where she is as a resident
assistant.
She belted out the tune with ease as result of 15 years of singing
and experience in other talent shows, she said.
Corso said she wants to be the next American Idol. She plans to
audition for the show’s next season when tryouts begin.
“From the first show, I was like, ‘That sounds fun,’
” she said.
She said vocal talent runs in her family, as both her parents are
singers.
Third-place winner and marketing freshman Aubra Bulin is also a
veteran at her talent.
A dancer of nine years, Bulin won a $100 gift certificate.
She sat on the floor of a backstage dressing room and stretched
before going on stage.
“I don’t usually get nervous, I just get excited,”
she said. “I just like to dance and I look for any opportunity
I can.”
CORRECTION
This article should have identified English
junior Patreece Dade as the third place winner at the talent show.
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