Spring Break
The Daily OrangeBecause I got high...
By Kelly Outram
Posted: 11/10/08, 3:36 AM EST Section: Feature
"I thought he was great. It was one of the most successful concerts I've been to here" said Jon Schwebel, a junior political science and legal studies major. "I'm familiar with his songs, but I wouldn't say I'm a fan. I was happy to be a part of it. There were good vibes."
Afroman began playing an instrumental jazz song on his guitar and then moved to singing his personal Christmas carols, "Afroman is Coming to Town," "Frosty" and "Let Her Blow." People smoked and drank while slightly swaying along with the music.
During the middle of his set, it seemed the audience was getting restless listening to one song after another mostly about getting high and all pretty much sounding the same.
Audience members started to stir and move away from the tightly packed group. Fans started calling and chanting for him to perform his more famous songs. Eventually their wish was granted, and when the famous bass line of "Because I Got High" started up, people rushed back into the middle and erupted in dance while singing along with the famous song of the early 2000s.
Before Afroman took the stage, jam band Sound and Fury performed while people trickled into the parking lot. The group covered songs by bands from Rage Against the Machine to Aerosmith. They even asked for requests from the audience.
In the end, the event was all just about getting out and having a good time in the afternoon.
"Happy Thanksgiving, happy holidays - any reason to get messed up," Afroman said to the audience.
kaoutram@syr.edu
Afroman began playing an instrumental jazz song on his guitar and then moved to singing his personal Christmas carols, "Afroman is Coming to Town," "Frosty" and "Let Her Blow." People smoked and drank while slightly swaying along with the music.
During the middle of his set, it seemed the audience was getting restless listening to one song after another mostly about getting high and all pretty much sounding the same.
Audience members started to stir and move away from the tightly packed group. Fans started calling and chanting for him to perform his more famous songs. Eventually their wish was granted, and when the famous bass line of "Because I Got High" started up, people rushed back into the middle and erupted in dance while singing along with the famous song of the early 2000s.
Before Afroman took the stage, jam band Sound and Fury performed while people trickled into the parking lot. The group covered songs by bands from Rage Against the Machine to Aerosmith. They even asked for requests from the audience.
In the end, the event was all just about getting out and having a good time in the afternoon.
"Happy Thanksgiving, happy holidays - any reason to get messed up," Afroman said to the audience.
kaoutram@syr.edu
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