The Big Wish benefit.

The Hangout:

Going back to The Hangout was like stepping into ninth grade. I arrived with a few friends at about 5 and the bands were still setting up, but spirits were high as the familiar green Big Wish shirts were seen all over the premises.

Later, I found out that both the ever-popular local The Laundromat and The Midnight Jacks, a band that recently reunited, were not playing.

Nonetheless the crowd showed up as the night went on. A large percentage of that same crowd, one could estimate, was probably not out of high school.

"This is for a good cause," said Edinboro sociology/art major Catie Bryant. "More people should support it." She then skipped away to do her own supporting of said cause.

It was a good night on April 16, but mostly for the kids.

APRIL 20, 2009