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Patrick's Benifit Concert, Event #1

On Thursday, January 31st, I went to Patrick's Irish Pub to view an acoustic concert. It was a benefit show to raise money for a new concert venue in Poway. My friend was the one to organize this fundraiser because he feels that the San Diego music scene is not as strong as it use to be. Each band that played was recorded. All of the proceeds from the album sales will go toward this new venue as well.

One of the bands was called Arm the Angels. Their sound, I would say, is a mixture of AC/DC meets The Police. I have seen them live, which is amazing, but acoustically, it was a completely different experience. The quality of the instruments together and the gentleness of the performance really made me like them even more. They played a song that I had never heard before. It was a very romantic song, and compared to their other songs which is all about heartbreak, I would have to say that it was a wonderful breath of fresh air. Overall, I really enjoyed the show.

Also, to help out my friend who is trying to get this venue opened, I was able to help him out and take photographs of the show. Many of these images will be printed on the album and will be posted on the website my friend built to keep people informed about the upcoming shows.

It truly was a great experience.

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Oliver Herring

Out of all of the artists' that we viewed today, I like him the best. I like how he wants to make this personal connection with complete strangers.

His combination of painting and photography is very unique. I would never think to ask someone, especially someone I don't know, to spit food dye out of their mouths, get it all over their bodied, then photograph them afterwards.

I think that this concept is very clever and creative. His images are beautiful and amazing. I especially like the eyes in the images of the men with paint all over them. He seems to pick the colors that really compliment their eyes and make them pop!

Saed Menshki

Well, I cannot really get a sense of what he is about just through the images that I see. He really likes to use bold colors in certain books and in other books, it is just about black and white. I can say that, like Reza Abedini, he also has a really wonderful design aesthetic that is very pleasing to the eye. His images draw you in to take a closer look.

Reza Abedini

I am impressed with the design in many of Reza's pieces. Although, I cannot read what his images are about, due to the language, I am forced to look at his pieces just on design. I really enjoy his use of color and space. I am the type of person, like Deborah, that uses every last space on the page. I hate white. With his images, it works as a good element of design. It gives a sense of organization and calmness and it really forces the viewer to look at each element in the piece. In other works, I like the color combinations are amazing. He really understands how to create certain moods just with color. Which is a good thing because if you are not from his country, you will not understand the words on his pieces, and his pieces are mainly composed of words.

Overall, I really am inspired by his unique design elements. It makes me think outside of my box.