Friday, January 27, 2006
Larry the Cable Guy shocks the audience at Erie's Civic Center
By Rachael Conway
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"[insert redneck drawl here] Do you
believe America's Funniest Home
Videos is still on the air? Haven't we all
seen every man in America get hit in the
*#s% twice? I've been on that show
three times...one for every *#s%."
That was as clean as the comedy came
on Jan. 22 when dirty jokes, foul lan
guage and political incorrectness capti
vated a large audience at the Erie Civic
Center, Dan Whitney, better known as
Larry The Cable Guy, performed his
well-received comedy routine to what
looked like a nearly sold-out crowd.
Larry, a native of Nebraska, "was a C
section baby...born in section C of a
Foghat concert, that is." He got his start
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with the "redneck lifestyle." He used
this for material and tried stand-up at the
encouragement of his friends. This
led to recurring airtime on the nation
al radio show. "The Bob and Torn
Show." Jeff Foxworthy, best known
for his 'you might be a redneck if...'
one-liners, took notice of Larry, and
he became a regular on Foxworthy's
radio show. This eventually led to
Foxworthy inviting Larry to join him
and other comedians on their Blue
Collar Comedy Tour.
The show at the Civic Center
began with opening comedian PJ that liquor companies should spon-
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Walsh, a New York native that hasos r NASCAR drivers and "fans
Larry The Cable Guy performed last week in Erie,
been performing with the comedians would see 15 people coming out of
of Blue Collar Comedy. Walsh was very man of the hour took the stage, plaid the Jose Cuff), o car. -
energetic and the audience responded to shirt and trucker hat included. As the Throughout the evening, Larry deliv
his comedic approach of tackling the audience cheered for their favorite red- ered more witty one-liners and jokes and
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physical comedy to his performance.
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neck, he gave them what they wanted to
hear. His infamous phrase "Git-R-
Done" was the first thing he said, and the
crowd went wild. He then went on
to describe occasions when he was
"madder than the one-legged wait
ress at the IHOP" and also his New
Years resolutions for 2006. He
proudly stated that he has kept all
three resolutions that he has set for
himself, and those resolutions are to
drink more, chew more tobacco and
get fat. Larry talked about a wide
range of topics, ranging from terror
ism to NASCAR. Larry mentioned
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The Behrend Chapter of The Delta Chi Fraternity host
ed their annual "Fire & Ice" event on campus behind the
science building Thursday night. Brothers and guests
spent the evening sled riding and playing sports around
the bon-fire as a way to meet more people among cam
pus.
Chapter President, Mike McGrath (COMPUTER
ENGINEERING, 08), commented, "The Bon-Fire is
our favorite event every semester because we meet some
of our best prospectives that way. Overall, it's just a lot of
fun."
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all the fraternities and sororities on campus. Bids will be
given out Wednesday evening.
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even brought out his guitar to play a few
short songs, though some of this materi
al was recognizable from previous pro
grams. One disappointment was the
length of the show. It began at 7:30 p.m.,
and it was over by 9:15 p.m., which
included the opening comedian PJ
Walsh. For the price of admission, the
performance could have lasted longer.
Larry the Cable Guy certainly deliv
ered the laughs, and it was a very enjoy
able evening, though the evening didn't
last quite long enough. For the price to
see Larry live, which was around $45
including service charges, it might be
better to buy one of his comedy albums
or to rent the Blue Collar Comedy Tour
DVD. For more information about Larry
The Cable Guy, visit www.larrytheca
bleguy.com.
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