Perfect Game!

Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden did the nearly impossible yesterday and pitched the very rare perfect game. Unlike a no-hitter, a perfect game means NO person on the opposing team gets onto a base. That means no errors and no walks! 27 batters go up and then 27 go down. It is the 19th perfect game in baseball history and Braden becomes the 2nd player in Athletic history to throw one. It was last done by an Athletic back in 1968 when Catfish Hunter did it. Dallas Braden, from all of us at Lesley Entertainment, we say congratulations!

Celtics

The Celtics and Cavaliers are in the middle of one of the most highly anticipated series of the NBA Playoffs. Right now, the series is locked at 2 Games a piece after Rajon Rando yesterday with the help of Tony Allen and Ray Allen, were able to lift the Celtics to a win and bring this series to deadlock. However, we all know that the best player in the league, Lebron James, is going to go down with a fight. Both Lebron James and Mo Williams, the leaders of the very strong Cavaliers team, are going to give it their all especially when they go back to their home court for the first time since an embarrassing performance in Game 2 which saw the Celtics crushing. They went to Boston for Game 3 and punched the Celtics hard with an even stronger blow out. Game 5 is next, the Game of a 7 Game series that percentage wise, the winner of usually wins the series. If the Celtics can pull the upset and win Game 5 in Cleveland, they will get to go home for Game 6 with a chance to complete the series. If the Cavaliers come out with the win, then they need to only win 1 of the next 2 Games, including a Game 7 which will take place on their home court.

Bruins

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The Boston Bruins were on the hot streak beating the Flyers in the first 3 games. They unfortunately lost the fourth game in overtime on May 7th, the Flyers pushed the series on for atleast another game. The Flyers would have to win 4 games straight to defeat the Bruins and have the opportunity to go to the Conference Finals. Be sure to watch the game on this Monday the 10th of May, it'll be an exciting game and its back at home in the TD Garden.

Chelsea Wins The League

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Today, Chelsea Football Club won the English Premier League. They were in the close race with Manchester United and had to win the last game to clinch the league. If they lost to Wigan, that would mean they lost the title and Manchester United had to beat stoke to win it. Although, Manchester did win their game, but they didn't win the title. Chelsea obliterated Wigan and won the game 8-0. It wasn't just winning the title that made this so memorable but Chelsea's own Didier Drogba won the golden boot, and Chelsea set an all time club record by scoring 103 goals in one season which was also a new league record.

Boston Sweep the Angels

(Picture by Jimmy Paulsen)

The Boston Red Sox swept the LA Angels in a four game series. The Red Sox have been on a streak lately, and have raised their win percentage to over .500. The Red Sox next have a series again the New York Yankees which seems to be a promising series where anything could happen. The Red Sox recently beat the LA Angels 11-6.

New Voices

It is now 5:00 on Friday May 7th. Thirty minutes ago, a presentation from the Art and Craft of Scriptwriting and the Advanced Scriptwriting classes, both taught by Liv Cummins, ended. The New Voices presentation entailed public readings from scripts written in both classes. The genres ranged from comedy, to drama, to fantasy. There were also presentations on the process of writing. And refreshments. Nice. Students in both classes acted out the scripts in front of an audience with very minimalist stage production (no props). Overall, it was a very interesting event that showcased some talented aspiring writers and actors.

Summer Fun

Summer is almost here and every college student can't wait to get out. As the end of the semester closes college students are planning on what their gunna do this summer. Whether it to work, relax, sports, vacation, or not do anything; which almost everyone wants to do. Well my plans this summer include alot of these things I've listed. But I have a video which says everything fun I plan to do for this summer. Hope you enjoy.

(This video was done by me)

Sage Francis

Sage Francis is one of underground hip-hop's leading men. He hails from the relatively local region of Providence Rhode Island. On his three albums, Personal Journals, A Healthy Distrust, and Human The Dance of Death, he has delivered incredible lyricism combined with interesting beats, utilizing a variety of influences from differing musical styles. Sometimes he goes with traditional drums, bass, and a programed keyboard, but others he delivers his words over ominous sounding string background. The lyrics, though not without their sense of humor, are often very emotional.

Sage Francis' new album Li(f)e comes out on May 11th. After this, he will go on tour supporting it with The Free Moral Agents, stopping at the Middle East in Cambridge on May 12. I'm certainly going, and if you're interested in different sounding rap, so should you.

An early song released from his new album called "The Best of Times" can be heard at this youtube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndw5ihLAekA

Video credit goes to youtube user "twolegitimate"

Music credit to Sage Francis.

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is the sequel to the first Boondock Saints. Although All Saints Day was released 10 years after the first movie, it has an interesting plot that ties the movies together. The MacManus brothers are called back to Boston to find, and track down who killed a member of their church and someone dear to them. This film is related to the first action packed movie but has more comedy then the first film. The movie in my opinion was a great success and leads into the possible next movie in the sequence. I thought that this movie was great fun and action packed till the end of the movie, I would recommend others to watch this movie and have a great time.
(Picture courtesy of Shockya.com)

Drag Show

On Friday, April 30th, LEAP had its second annual Drag Show, an event that allows for students to dress in clothing and act as the other sex. Containing a large amount of actors, it ended in an intense challenge to see who was the winner of the show, a contest that if won, the winner recieved a 100 dollar gift card. My job was filming and editing. The film from the close side angle was taken my me, while the shots from the back allowing for a full stage view were taken from Kelly Lynne Ur. After the performance, it took hours of editing and changing but the film has reached Youtube. While it is not the most professional filming of all time, this is understandable due to the limited amount of resources available. Have fun and enjoy the show!

2nd Drag Show pt 6.wmv

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2nd Drag show pt 4

2nd Drag Show pt 3

2nd Drag Show pt 2

2nd Drag Show pt 1

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

(Picture courtesy of Jimmy Paulsen)

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, is a book written by a man named Tucker Max. The book tells of Max's adventures and stories that he has written about. Most of the are very inappropriate and vulgar especially to women. Although most men find these stories to be hilarious and can't stop reading the book. Tucker writes about all his friends and his experiences whether they are sexual or humorous. Due to such a success with the book, A movie was made after one of the stories in the books. It's said that Tucker Max will be publishing a new book soon and it will be called Assholes Finish First. Interested readers can read some of his stories without buying the book, his website is www.Tuckermax.com and has plenty of funny stories. The picture above is the cover of his book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.

Entourage

Entourage is a show which has been around since 2004. It has aired 78 episodes over 6 season and has a much anticipated 7th season which will air june 26th 2010. The show is about a movie star who brings his hometown friends and his agent around no matter where he is. The cast includes the movie star Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier), his best friend and manager Eric Murphy (Kevin Connolly), another best friend Turtle (Jerry Ferrara), Vince's older brother and actor Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon), and Vince's Agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). These guys go around LA looking for girls, partying and overall having a good time. Vince and his friends were 4 four poor kids who made it out of Queens and into the dream life. Watch out for the first episode of season 7 to air on june 26th on HBO.
(Picture courtesy of Jimmy Paulsen)