Not-So-Talented TFC
On February 10, the Student Government Association’s Not-So-Talent Show offered students a chance to share their humor with the campus. Upon entering WM104, students were given a party hat to wear during the show. It started with an act called “Stuck on You” by Tim Heath, Jacob Hunt, and Anora Kowalski. Anora told a series of jokes while Heath and Hunt put stick glue all over their faces. This act set the mood for the rest of the show, which only got funnier as the night progressed.
The various acts included original songs, skits, jokes, dancing, food and more. One act called “Cheese” consisted of Daniel Deas walking on stage and saying the word “cheese” into the microphone before making his exit. Possibly the most hilarious - and messiest - act was “Bag of Whipped Cream.” Lindsey Laroche went up on stage with a bag of whipped cream and asked volunteers to try to toss the topping into her mouth. This act left whipped cream all over the stage and walls.
The most creative act was Lauren Adams’ rewrite of “Young Dumb & Broke.” She sang about the young, dumb, broke college kids at TFC. Her lyrics mentioned TFC favorites like Chicken Nugget Thursdays and jumping in the pond, and it called out students who might have changed majors five times. Caleb Henzmann also wrote a song about his time at TFC. He had forgotten to tune his guitar, so he spent about two minutes tuning it before he played. Then, he strummed one chord and walked off the stage.
The only actual talent performed during the Not-So-Talent Show was Mike Kowalski’s rap about taking out the trash. However, Kowalski did not enter his talent into the contest. Instead, he rapped while the judges were deliberating the winners.
The Not-So-Talent Show was judged by Kea Miles, Jeff Moore, Maisen Sturt, and Joshua Trice. Each of the judges presented an award. An honorable mention was given to “Fitness Routine,” where John Crabtree did push-ups with Dylan Bodney on his back in the time that it took Marcus Perrotto to chug half a gallon of milk. Third place went to TFC’s own Lemonade Mouth with their performance of “Determinate.” Second place was given to Grace Mudge and Melissa Pasquel for their reenactment of “Bop to the Top” from High School Musical. The first-place prize went to Wilfred and Sons’ performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Wilfred and Sons was clearly a crowd favorite. When they received their award, they were asked for an encore as well. Their encore performance was a cover of Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” During “All Star,” Hunt started crowd surfing and was carried around the room. This offered an exciting end to the show, and everybody shuffled out as the song came to a close.
The Not-So-Talent Show not only gave students a chance to express themselves, but it was also an opportunity for the student body to encourage each other and just have fun.