Colin Eager

"Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?"

Got a tip, some gossip or just a bone to pick?  Contact me at eagercolin(at)gmail.com

I’m Colin, and in my grand tradition of being at least 3-4 years late to everything new, I’ve started a blog. So why a new blog? Two reasons: First, I’m entering the PhD program in history at UB, and will be called on to do a shit-ton of writing. I’m a great writer (duh!) but also a very slow writer, so I’ve decided to make a conscious effort to write everyday in hopes of building up my writerly muscles. And second, my wife told me that Aaron Bartley suggested I should start my own blog. And when the Wizard of the West Side (the Plymouth Poobah?) says jump, I say “how high?!” So here I am. If I’m true to my word, you can expect a daily dose of commentary on politics, typical Buffalo-style insanity, racial formation in the Jacksonian Age, my love of cellophane . . . whatevs. Oh, dear reader, how I envy you . . .

Written on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 8:45am by Colin Eager | No Comments

Scorpio Ball

Hank Scorpio will buy you the Denver Broncos if you attend his ball . . .

Hank Scorpio will buy you the Denver Broncos if you attend his ball . . .

I’ve organized something like 100 events in my checkered career as an activist, but my favorite was the Scorpio Ball.  It was held in November 2004 to celebrate “the most mysterious of all the signs” and it featured cupcakes, a burlesque show, and the realization that we had 4 more years of Bush to look forward to . . . so something for everyone.

Five years later, I’m happy to announce that the good people at CEJ are bringing it back.  The revived Scorpio Ball is this Saturday — three bands, a DJ, drinks, food, Tom Golisano . . . who knows what sort of hijinks will ensure?  And it’s all to help support the work of CEJ.

What: Scorpio Ball

When: Saturday, 11/7 10:30PM-3AM

Where: 700 Main Street

Cost: $8 ($6 with student ID)

For more info, see the Facebook event page.

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