Written by Corey McEntyre
Anxiousness, excitement, jelly legs, sweaty palms, spaghetti-heavy stomach, gut check in the mirror … Sorry, I was describing the scene of Eminem’s “8 Mile.” That’s not really important right now because we are here to talk about the Burksy’s.
See, the Burksy’s are a unique variety of CAB events. A little music, a little comedy, a little theatrics and a truckload of class.
This year Nate White has signed on to help us usher in a new breed of talent/variety/music show that carries the Burksy’s into the stratosphere. I want to break the show down for you. Imagine you are big game hunting in the jungle of Brazil. You come upon a creature that is part Death Eater, part unicorn and 100 percent gold.
Instead of taking the shot and potentially hanging it on your wall, you capture and present it to only the most worthy of recipients.That’s what we have with the Burksy’s.The winners of this years Burksy’s will forever be remembered as the best and brightest on Harding’s campus or just be really confused as to how and why they won this award.
This year’s format is interesting. Wenormally have talent that performs live at the event. For the past month this year’s talent nominees (which are all bands) have been shooting their very own music video, which will premiere live at the Burksy’s.
Throughout the show videos will play and then a live vote will occur, similar to last year’s, with a text to vote. Which is also similar to Dr. Jim Miller and Dr. Keith Cronk’s social media chapel. The winner gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform live at the Underground Coffeehouse. Free press, free drinks, free video, maybe a free cookie or two. Harding kids love free stuff, right?
An extra for the night isn’t something we are providing but a request for all of those who are attending. Dress to impress. Like I said, thisshow has a truckload of class. If you don’t have a tux, get one. If you can’t get one, make one. If you’re not a seamstress, well… go to Goodwill and find something real nice.
Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. begins the best night of your life. The place that change will occur? The Administration Auditorium. Do you want to miss this? Absolutely not. There comes a point in every college student’s life where you have to make the conscious decision to be actively engaged in great thingsgoing on around you.
Hopefully, we can provide that for you through the Burksy’s. All of your friends are going to be there, and some that you have no clue who they are but you will forever remember how ridiculous that one night was.
Hopefully by now you’ve checked out the Link and have started voting for your favorite professor or the most awkward freshman. If you haven’t yet, do it. Those votes won’t cast themselves.
I want to take this time to thank a few people for their work on the Burksy’s. Logan Light, Grant Dillion, Jess Ardrey, Nate White, Jeremy Hall, Tiffany Jones, Bob Ritchie, Mark Prior, Jack Shock, LaRell Reynolds. This show wouldn’t be anything without all of you, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this crazy idea and making it into something so beautiful.
