Spring Break
Flung Mung funks it for the Salvation Army
Miranda Gothard
Issue date: 10/31/05 Section: News
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Carved pumpkins, faux fog, a disco ball and an 11-piece funk band with its name written in Christmas lights on a six-foot high privacy fence.
The turnout of people and lively entertainment made Flung Mung's backyard show a success. Between the funking hours of 6 and 9 p.m., 75 cans were collected and $300 was made, all of which went directly to the local West Jackson Street Salvation Army. Money was raised not only through admission prices, but also through sales of hot chocolate, which was a hot commodity.
The backyard porch of a local Normal Street home was turned into center stage while ladies and gentlemen rocked out for over two solid hours. Food was sold, bonfires were started and Western Illinois University students, Macomb residents and band members' parents tapped their toes in perfect unison to the varied collection of funk, ska and rock oldies.
Flung Mung, a band that has only been together for about two years, is not without a local renowned title. It formed before its victory in the Music Business Association sponsored 2004 Battle of the Bands and realized it needed a name. "Flung Mung" was a spontaneous name, the members of the South Park-inspired band, hope not to be remembered for their title's origins.
Instead, some of their greater achievements shall go down in Western history, including this weekend's benefit concert and their packed performances at Mueller's Bootleggers.
Although Flung Mung's style of music did not appease everyone, several Western students found it to be exactly their taste. Such as Mike Schraft, sophomore music performance major.
"I'm from the suburbs, and, you know, you come to Macomb and there's not a big funk scene out here. So when you find a band like Flung Mung, you just love it."
Even several passing groups of the party-prepared were curious to the happenings of the bash once they heard the blasting trumpets and the wailing trombones.
Lindsay, who wished to remain anonymous, was about to catch the bus when she convinced her friends to check out the scene.
Adam Neal, Dan Evans and Lance Hart, three senior music business majors, hosted the concert for a consumer behavior course grade. They entertained more than 140 attendees and shared funk music with the residents living in the south end of campus, an A might not be out of reason.
"To tell you the truth, it turned out way better than we had thought, even though it started out sort of slow," said Neal, baritone saxophone player for Flung Mung.
The turnout of people and lively entertainment made Flung Mung's backyard show a success. Between the funking hours of 6 and 9 p.m., 75 cans were collected and $300 was made, all of which went directly to the local West Jackson Street Salvation Army. Money was raised not only through admission prices, but also through sales of hot chocolate, which was a hot commodity.
The backyard porch of a local Normal Street home was turned into center stage while ladies and gentlemen rocked out for over two solid hours. Food was sold, bonfires were started and Western Illinois University students, Macomb residents and band members' parents tapped their toes in perfect unison to the varied collection of funk, ska and rock oldies.
Flung Mung, a band that has only been together for about two years, is not without a local renowned title. It formed before its victory in the Music Business Association sponsored 2004 Battle of the Bands and realized it needed a name. "Flung Mung" was a spontaneous name, the members of the South Park-inspired band, hope not to be remembered for their title's origins.
Instead, some of their greater achievements shall go down in Western history, including this weekend's benefit concert and their packed performances at Mueller's Bootleggers.
Although Flung Mung's style of music did not appease everyone, several Western students found it to be exactly their taste. Such as Mike Schraft, sophomore music performance major.
"I'm from the suburbs, and, you know, you come to Macomb and there's not a big funk scene out here. So when you find a band like Flung Mung, you just love it."
Even several passing groups of the party-prepared were curious to the happenings of the bash once they heard the blasting trumpets and the wailing trombones.
Lindsay, who wished to remain anonymous, was about to catch the bus when she convinced her friends to check out the scene.
Adam Neal, Dan Evans and Lance Hart, three senior music business majors, hosted the concert for a consumer behavior course grade. They entertained more than 140 attendees and shared funk music with the residents living in the south end of campus, an A might not be out of reason.
"To tell you the truth, it turned out way better than we had thought, even though it started out sort of slow," said Neal, baritone saxophone player for Flung Mung.
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