Duke vs. Berkeley (sorry for the cliche post)

CalX
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:06:53 +0000

D-D-D-Do what you want! ;)

Conny, you’re too cool to spend 4 years in Durham. Berkeley/Oakland/SF has a great music scene and tons of cultural activites. I played soccer at Cal with Johnnie Marr once (he signed all my Smiths LPs!), had beers with Billie Joe and Mike from Green Day (they hung out on campus and played often; they were cool back then), went out with Nedelle (my friend on my soccer team, comp lit major, dated her and was in her band.) As an undergrad, i saw the Smiths live on campus and countless other great acts at the Greek Theater on campus or in SF. KALX is the best college station in the USA, you can DJ there if you volunteer for a year or two, or just hang out with fun people (amazing treasure trove of music, from vinyl to MP3s.)

Beyond the indie music scene and clubs, the cultural scene is far superior at Cal, it’s second only to NYC. LA has little more in total volume, but it’s too spread out and car-driven, whereas at Cal it’s much denser, everything is within a short subway ride. Amazing movies and rep theaters (check out what’s playig this week on campus:
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa_programs/49sfiff/index.html

The following week, Jean-Claude Carri