'Larry' honors Off the Beat's sole senior

Off The Beat's spring show, "Larry," ran this weekend at Dunlop Auditorium. The performance, keeping with traditional Off The Beat style, included all the latest hits and even some oldies for a change of pace. Although the group has added three new members this semester, their sound made the evening a complete success. Artists that were performed include Crash Test Dummies, Metallica and 10,000 Maniacs. As a homage to the greats of the past, they also sang "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd and some Janis Joplin. College junior Cres Pellecchia said he was particularly excited about the group's repertoire. "It's great, we're performing almost all the new music that you hear on the radio," he said. The performance was named after graduating Wharton and College senior Larry Linietsky, who sang his last songs with Off The Beat in this weekend's show. "We have a lot of fun together because we are a very close knit group," College junior Joanna Fleischmann said. "We will all miss Larry very much." Linietsky said he was proud to have the show named after him and appreciates what the group has given to him. "It's a blast, a true rush [to have the show named after me]," he said. "I am sad that this is my last show, because it's been such a big part of my life that I can't imagine what it will be like without it." In keeping with the "Larry" theme, the members dressed like him while performing the first song. Throughout the performance various statements were made about Larry, some of which even brought a few tears from the audience. New member and Nursing Freshman Thea Marchiano said the group has been working very hard on this show, and had a lot of fun doing it. Marchiano unfortunately had laryngitis and was only able to perform one night. Along with new music, the group also had some new jokes, including a raffle, in which the winner got a salmon. Raffle winner and College sophomore Dahlia Aronson was shocked when she received a dead fish as her prize. "I though it was pretty funny, but what was I going to do with a fish," she said. While some audience members said they felt the show was a little too mellow, overall most audience members said they were impressed with the singing.