Continuing along the forbidden halls of backstage BJC, we stumbled across some Harry Potter things. Actually, I lied -- it was a lot of Harry Potter things. Large tapestries with scenes from Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and platform 9 ¾ adorned the walls and pretty much every visible thing you could imagine. The “murals” were made by several committee volunteers, created by projecting the images on the paper, tracing the outline, then filling in everything with paint. It wasn’t just murals either -- they even build a custom Hogwarts-themed concession stand.
Pistol Peg (and the Beer Kegs) are a six-piece band from Altoona, PA led by siblings Mark and Jill Simanski. They may only cover modern country music, but they maintain a rock n’ roll persona throughout their first THON appearance with heavy guitar licks and heart-thumping drums.
Fresh off a week-long media tour defending the recently-released Paterno Report, Jay Paterno dropped by the Bryce Jordan Center and delivered a poweful speech to this year's 710 dancers who've been sleepless since Friday afternoon.
When you last left us, we had just discovered the elusive THON salon, the original goal of our adventure. Little did we know, we had just scratched the surface of what was really going on behind the scenes of THON. We left the salon in search of some good photo ops, so we continued onto the floor crowded with increasingly delirious dancers.
The THON Fashion show was a hit. All of the participants looked great in their Penn State gear.
It’s the 17th hour in the BJC, and from the looks of it, it’s filled with energy and enthusiasm in the stands and on the floor. That being said, I know there are parts of the BJC that we can’t see from inside of THON, and I know there are some committee members that have shifts in places where there isn't much going on, and times where standing just doesn't sound so appealing anymore.
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