The James Logan Courier

By Carmen Shiu, Courier Special Correspondent


From a TV studio set in Los Angeles to stages across the nation, the 2007 top 10 finalists of Fox's hit summer show, So You Think You Can Dance, performed their moves for fans live. This year, Northern California was fortunate enough to have three different shows: Oakland (Oracle Arena), Sacramento (Arco Arena), and San Jose (HP Pavilion).

The Arco Arena was flooded with fans on Saturday, Nov. 24. Some fans customized their shirts with their favorite dancers and others designed posters in hopes of gaining attention.

Approximately 10-15 minutes before the show began, the audience learned fun facts about the finalists and the tour on the big screens.

By Len Righi
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)

You might suppose that collaborating with They Might Be Giants would be a load of laughs, given the charming wackiness of indie-pop tunes such as "Particle Man," "Ana Eng" and "Birdhouse in Your Soul."

But John Linnell and John Flansburgh, while brainy, clever and funny, also are control freaks, and throughout the 1980s and `90s, they could be, as Linnell puts it, "frustrating to work with."

That started to change with 2001's "Mink Car." The Brooklyn-based musicians decided to let outside producers get more involved. And because of what Linnell calls "the nice experience" with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, he and Flansburgh have learned to ease up on the reins and add new dimensions to their sound.

LUNCH: Fajita Chicken, Milk, Fresh Fruit, Fun Chips
Veggie Pizza

ACTIVITIES:
Tonight at 8:00, the varsity boys soccer team will be playing their alumni game in the stadium. Come watch new friends and old go head to head!

Come see the fall play, Talking With, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12/6-12/8, at 7 pm and Sunday at 2pm! For tickets, see cast members!

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Sports Writer

The James Logan varsity wrestling team will head to their first tournament of the season on Saturday. They will be going to Brentwood for the Freedom Duals tournament.

Their key wrestlers will be, seniors Jonathan Laureta‑Revelo, Ruben Baca, Khai Tran, Amman Rataul, Junior Lawrance Blanco and sophomore Danny Mai.

By Samuel Jue, Courier Sports Editor

Amador’s Adam Keaveney notched two goals for the Amador Valley High School boy’s soccer team on Monday as the Logan boy’s team picked up a loss for the season opener.

Logan drew first blood off a throw‑in from Roberto Padilla. Isac Ulloa received the pass and scored on the left corner of the goal to give Logan a 1‑0 lead at the 15 minute mark of the game.

By Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer

As the third album from the punk-pop band The Starting Line, Direction has many expectations to live up to. Regarded as “[their] strongest work to date” by the members of The Starting Line, Direction is an album that promises to deliver a well-composed collection of catchy songs with none of the extra lyrical and acoustical baggage that was associated with their last album, Based on a True Story.

Drawing inspiration from old-time artists like Bob Dylan and James Brown, lead singer Kenny Vasoli says that,” [he] wanted to give people something that was three or four minutes long, and got to the point.”

From wikipedia:
Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela, November 29, 1781 – Santiago, Chile, October 15, 1865) Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose work constitutes an important part of Spanish American culture. Bello is featured on the 2,000 Venezuelan bolívars and the 20,000 Chilean pesos notes.

Bello studied Liberal Arts, Law and Medicine at the University of Caracas and became known for his early writings and translations, edited the Caracas Gazette and held important offices in the government of the Captaincy General of Venezuela. He accompanied Alexander von Humboldt in a part of his Latin American expedition (1800) and was for a short time Simón Bolívar's teacher.

Read more about Andrés Bello and read some of his poetry, free from oldpoetry.com