The Omnibus

Issue date: 10/7/04 Section: The Gallery

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When I was in high school, I would go to my school's talent show every year. Since my school was rather large, you would think there would be some talent somewhere in the student body, but there was none! Year after year I would listen to the same people sing the same off-pitch songs. So you can imagine my reluctance to go to the talent show at Southwest Baptist University! I did go, however, and I was impressed.

Media Credit: Adrian Kester Nate Wilson, Megan Ross and Chris Fryear took second place in the Homecoming talent show Thursday, Sept. 30.

Approximately 30 SBU students took the stage Thursday, Sept. 30. For the third year in a row, junior Chris Miller emceed the show, but this year he was not alone. After challenging the audience to produce someone could do a better job than him, professor Dr. Bing Bayer took the stage. After a brief "rap-off" and reading of the school's mission statement by President C. Pat Taylor, who also used the term "hommies," Miller and Bayer decided they should co-emcee the show. Bayer read jokes before he introduced several acts, and Miller did some stand up comedy, which deserved an award of its own.

The actual awards, however, went to the show's deserving participants. Junior Terry Jones, who sang "Liberator" by Jason Eskridge, received third place. Second place went to Chris Fryrear, Megan Ross and Nate Wilson who performed a songwritten by Fryrear titled "Was it Worth It." First place went to a group of talented ladies known as the Spiritual Gangsters. I was a little shocked that dancing was allowed on stage, but that shock soon turned to awe as these ladies danced their way into the top spot in the competition.

These three groups were not the only ones displaying their remarkable talents. Gratify played "Send Me," freshman Richard Marks read a very moving original poem titled "Attention," and my personal favorite was the first act in which Pattie Hudson, Kelly Kirwin and Rachel Struckhoff performed a song titled "When I Sing to You," written by Struckhoff. If I was wearing a hat, I would take it off to you, ladies.

Actually, I would take my hat off to everyone who performed in this year's talent show. I was truly impressed to see such remarkable talent.

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