Gongshow@BC

Halloween Gongshow!!!

Published on 2006-10-10 11:22:00

So "Living The Dream" was a huge success. We packed Who's On First with a sold-out mix of 600 upper and underclassmen and started off the school year with a bang. The dancefloor was just how we like it- sloppy and carefree. Just like Natasha Bedingfield, everyone released their inhibitions and felt the sweat on their skin. Because no-one else can feel it for you, only you can soak it in. As soon as the lights turned on that night, kids were asking when the next Gongshow would be. We all lo

Published on 2006-08-24 09:45:00

Tickets will go on sale on September 1st, when kids start moving in. Join the event announcement- "Livin' The Dream" on Facebook. This does not guarantee that you will be able to buy tickets, it just gives us your name so that we can message you with ticket distribution details as soon as they go on sale.The Boston Globe says that this will be the "dirtiest dancefloor of the decade." The Wall Street Journal is predicting Friday morning market fluctuations due to future global business tycoons

GONGSHOW@BC- Livin' The Dream

Published on 2006-07-31 17:24:00

We've always enjoyed hosting parties. For the past two years, parties celebrating the glory of Has Beens Hockey have attracted long lines of BC coeds down Ignacio hallways. Only the elite have been admitted. But on September 7th, the first Thursday night on the academic calendar, the boys from Gongshow@BC have planned a much larger event. We have rented out Who's On First, the club next to Fenway Park most famous for its unmatched dancefloor scene. With a capacity of 600, among the larger o

BACK TO SCHOOL GONGSHOW

Published on 2006-07-26 15:56:00

The boys from Gongshow@BC are planning a 18+ bash for the first week of school. We have rented out a large club and details will be released soon. This will be like a Has Beens Party times 1000. Start telling your friends. This will be the unofficial main event of Freshman Welcome Week. It's been a great summer for the authors. We defined "gongshow" for the quaint island of Nantucket over the 4th of July and right now Pearcey is at the TB Lightning rookie camp just being his regular old br

THE GREATEST COMEBACK EVER

Published on 2006-05-07 19:50:00

Lance Armstrong came back. Mario Lemieux came back. The Red Sox came back. And now, because of constant pestering from adoring fans, we are all going to be able to tell our grandchildren about the day that the Gongshow@BC came back. We have lots to catch up on. Of course, the Has Beens went on to win the intramural championship for the second straight season. That makes the Has Beens 2 for 2. The squad thanks you for your support.In other hockey news, the fledgling B.C. Club Hockey progra

Has Beens Move On to Semi-Finals

Published on 2006-03-23 10:18:00

Tonight @ Conte Forum:Semifinals: Has Beens v. Channel 4 News Team @ 7.Pending a Victory, the championship game is also tonight @ 9.THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FANS LAST NIGHT, IT WAS PURE DOMINATION WITH A FEW SWEET DUST-UPS.WE'LL SEE YOU ALL TONIGHT.HAS BEENS HOCKEY CLUB- "WE ARE NOW HALF OF WHAT WE ONCE WERE."

HAS BEENS TO DEFEND THE MUG

Published on 2006-03-21 14:36:00

Intramural Hockey Playoffs- THE REAL MARCH MADNESS.YOUR HAS BEENS WILL BE DEFENDING THE I.M. MUG THIS WEEK.WE NEED ALL THE FAN SUPPORT WE CAN GET.THE OFFICIAL HAS BEENS DOCUMENTARY WILL ALSO BE FILMED THIS WEEK AT THE GAMES, TO BE ENTERED IN THE CAMPUS MOVIE FEST AND SHOWN IN ROBSHAM THEATER.WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ 7, VS. DISTRICT 5. CONTE FORUM.

Back From Sabbatical/ The Pro Spring Breaker

Published on 2006-02-28 14:08:00

As you all know, this is a busy time of year at the Heights. Midterms are upon us, Olympic Curling has been going on, and Clinton Kelly of TLC's What Not to Wear has been on campus. That leaves little time for us to pursue our other interests like the Gongshow@BC, people-watching at Hillside, getting huge at the Plex, and rescuing orphaned seal pups in frigid New England coastal waters. Spring Break Special: This coming weekend, many BC students will embark on the annual gongshow that is Spri

Growing Up Gotti

Published on 2006-01-30 18:58:00

These are the worst kids in the world. Growing up on the Jersey Shore, Pearcey was born hating these kids. As Greels found out on the 1st Annual Tour de Shore 2005, the Jersey Shore is infested with these metrosexual, gel-abusing, self-tanner hording, lip-puckering, tip-frosting, blowout-wearing, velour-wearing, sideways Kangol hat-wearing, leased Cadillac-driving, rims-spinning, cheeseball-eating, club-hopping, wife-beating, weekend Shore-house renting, Garden State Parkway driving, ear-pier

BALCO Potato/BC Dining Exposé/Dance-Off!

Published on 2006-01-26 18:33:00

Stop staring. You're being really rude. Like you've never seen a 12" potato before. By golly, look at the girth on that thing!But seriously kids, this is an actual potato found in Lower Dining Hall. See how it compares to a quarter in the picture. We bought it after we noticed major foot traffic around the self-serve grill area. People were gawking. Rubberneckers ceased all salad-tossing and gathered around to see the super-potato only imagined before in the late Dr. Atkins' carbo nightmares

Back to Business

Published on 2006-01-17 15:02:00

Things are finally getting back to normal around campus. Hillside was packed, with a refreshing batch of junior vixens back from their adventures abroad and other BC coeds showing off their Florida/ Hawaii/ Endless Summer Tanorama/ Chanel Bronzer tans. Santa Claus is always good to BC students, and we saw a lot of new iPod Nano's being passed around. It's gotten to the point where if you don't have the white earbuds snaking out of your North Face fleece, you might as well be wearing parachute

Gongshow@BC & Barstool Sports

Published on 2006-01-11 23:57:00

You have all heard the rumors and gossip. Nick cheated on Jessica. Lindsey Lohan is a drug addict. Gongshow@BC is now in a newspaper. For verification of the first two rumors, head to USweekly. For verification of the third rumor, head to BarstoolSports.com.You might want to sit down for a while and catch your breath. First Howard Stern goes to Sirius Satellite Radio, now the Gongshow@BC goes to Barstool Sports? The media world is a complete gongshow!Now before all you Gongshow@BC diehard

Eagles Win Denver Cup, Pearcey = MVP

Published on 2006-01-01 14:04:00

As the Gongshow Gods predicted, the BC Eagles prevailed in Colorado and defeated an overmatched Princeton squad for the prestigious Wells Fargo Denver Cup. Pearcey, naturally, was named Tournament MVP as he kicked out 53 out of the 57 shots he faced in the two games vs. Ferris State and Princeton. This feat is especially impressive because this was the first time Pearcey was in net for the Eagles in two years. Pretty good for a Jersey Shore surfer boy who has the Endless Summer motif on his g

Pearcey Back in Action

Published on 2005-12-31 09:37:00

With the Gongshow@BC on a holiday break, we'd like to keep you up to date on all things Gongshow:Pearcey is out in Denver playing for the Eagles in the Wells Fargo Denver Cup. Last night, in his first college hockey game since freshman year (I am not counting his games at the helm of the Has Beens), Pearcey was a force in net as he lead the Eagles to a barnburning shoot-out victory, thus advancing them to the finals of the Denver Cup, tonight vs. Princeton at 9 EST. The taller half of Gongshow@B

Final Countdown

Published on 2005-12-12 17:43:00

Final Exams: Killing the gongshow spirit at BC since 1863.So it's finals week here at the Heights, and we are not happy about it. It's freezing out, the BC ballers dropped their ACC debut against Maryland, and the Rat is officially closed for the holidays. You know it's a depressing time of the year when using the automatic stapling machine in O'Neill Library is the highlight of your day. If you haven't done that yet, make your way up(or down) to Middle Campus and give it a whirl. It's addicting

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Published on 2005-11-28 17:26:00

Your boys from Gongshow@BC spent Thanksgiving at the Greeley home in Scituate, Mass. Scituate is a charming South Shore community and is proudly nicknamed the "Irish Riviera." It was the perfect setting for a Turkey Day Feast and Jan Greeley really outdid herself with a smorgasbord of delicious delicacies. We hope all of our readers had an equally enjoyable holiday.A true gongshow knows the importants of academics and getting the most out of Boston College, and we here at Gongshow@BC have our pr

Gongshow/ Heights Coincidence??

Published on 2005-11-21 19:24:00

Today, while perusing The Heights, our favorite BC newspaper, we were dismayed to find glaring similarities between past gongshow@BC discussions and the most recent "Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down" (pg. A7, The Heights, Nov. 21) opinion column. As our readers certainly remember, we brought to light the story behind the "Smelly Quad" in our November 2nd entry. We also commented on the problems created by cash-paying diners in Hillside, a process which holds up the line and creates humongous traffic jams

All Things Crunchy / Laguna Bash / Tidbits

Published on 2005-11-16 18:34:00

All Things CRUNCHY- Crunchy people are a breed of their own. Similar to "college", everybody has a little bit of crunch in them, but some people are just total crunchmasters. Some of our readers have no idea what we are talking about when we call somebody "crunchy", so tonight we are going to try to define this lifestyle. But before all you baby-booming gongshow fans fire up the kitchen stove for some tye-dying or dust off your Woodstock-era peacepipe, let us remind you to not confuse "crunchine

This and That

Published on 2005-11-12 12:46:00

We hope everyone had a great weekend. We are nearing the 10,000 visitors mark, and believe us, it is very exciting. 10,000 is the "second base" of the blogging world, and the suspense is bringing me right back to senior spring in high school when that "second base" dream became a reality. Just kidding, course. It was senior winter.A few housekeeping tidbits:We want all of our BC readers to join the Has Beens Fan Club on Facebook. If you haven't browsed our loyal fanbase lately, you will be quick

Holy Has Beens!

Published on 2005-11-06 18:58:00

We knows words can't describe it. We try to tell our friends, our parents, our priests, our imaginary girlfriends, etc. But eventually we just smile and stop trying- because Has Beens parties cannot be put into words.On Friday night, we hosted the year's first official Has Beens Hockey Club social function. We were expecting Big Things, as this was Rookie Night followed by a Has Beens extravaganza open to only our closest friends, family, and fanatics. Within our organization, every member is co

Halloween Recap // Snippets

Published on 2005-11-02 19:20:00

So Halloween has become one of the top social occasions at BC, right up there with Marathon Monday and football gamedays. We've talked about it, and it's interesting what happens to Halloween throughout the lifetime. As a young kid, it's definetly a huge event: as a real young one, you don't really know what's going on; throughout elementary school, it becomes cooler and cooler and peaks during the years when you start trick-or-treating without an adult supervisor. We remember fondly the days wh

Fun Little Nuggets

Published on 2005-10-29 17:05:00

Good evening, readers. We hope everyone is enjoying their Halloween weekend (5 days of spooky fun!). There has beens some great costumes out there, and tonight the best of the best will be in action. A few quickies to make reading gongshow@bc the highlight of your day:Gongshow@BC's Favorite - This kid is the most popular child on the internet right now. If you haven't seen this yet, get your head out from under your Mod and get connected. Even if you have seen this video clip, you know you want

Has Beens Season Preview

Published on 2005-10-25 17:07:00

Sunday marks the official start of the Has Beens Hockey Club second season of excellence. Read on for a brief history of this esteemed institution.In September of '04, two of Boston College's most prolific scholar-athletes were getting diesel at the Plex. As we, Mike and Joe, alternated sets on the bench (throwing up 300lbs and grunting like the women's rugby team), ideas started to fly about how we could create a movement which would include several of the most important aspects of our lives: h

Homecoming Recap // Snippets

Published on 2005-10-23 20:58:00

Homecoming Dance (Hurricane Katrina Hits Bayside High): BC's annual Homecoming Dance, which has bounced around a few different locations in the past years, was hosted this year in the Mods Parking Lot (where even the cars are drunk!!!). Rumors were flying about Breathalyzer tests being administered at the entrance, but this did not faze the hard-partying coeds of Boston College. As is tradition, the dancers arrived in rosy-cheeks and glassy-eyes and wearing their best dancing shoes. What started

So College.

Published on 2005-10-20 19:57:00

Today we will be a day of barrier breaking on gongshow@bc. No, we are not going on the AHANA Boat Cruise, nor are we coming out for National Coming-Out Week, but rather we are attempting to put into words something that peeves us every day. We don't want to insult anybody. However, if we do insult somebody, we think we'll be able to turn the page. And you are hearing something that your friends should have told you by Day 3 of Freshman Orientation.First, we would like to try to explain college-