On this happy Cinco de Mayo day, I have a fun, music filled, Penn related, celebration treat for all of you...

Did you catch the Youtube Symphony project that was going around the web a couple of weeks ago?

If you watch closely in the video above, at minute 4:07, you would have found Adam Matta (C'96, Mask and Wig) beatboxing the "brake drum and snare" parts in the Mashup Video.

Adam has gone international with his beatboxing recently:

• He headlined the Human Beatbox Convention in London, at the Southbank Centre. 
• Was in Austria the same week, rehearsing with Nihan Devecioglu, who will be a guest artist at the show at BAM Cafe in June.  More info about the BAM gig HERE

Some of Adam's amazing performances (this guy has serious talent!)

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This past Wednesday night (4/29/09), Penn alumnus Elon Musk (W'95, C’95) appeared on a popular late night TV program and discussed his electric sports car company Tesla Motors.

Find out:

• how much this car costs now(!)
• how the Tesla is environmentally friendly
• more about the electric car movement
• a preview of his sleek new, affordable Model S car which will come out in 2 years

At the end of the interview above, Dave cut Elon off just as Elon was about to make "an important point" about this new car. 

I emailed Elon and he told me that the "point was that the real comparison price for the Model S is under $35k, so it's comparable to a high end Ford Taurus, when you consider that gasoline costs a lot more than electricity."

Elon also did another interview late last week (see video below) with Charles River Venture Partner George Zachary. While this video isn't the best quality, Elon does mention Penn, as well as:

• his motivation behind his interest in cars
• what other transportation related projects Elon is interested in (inlcuding an electric plane!)
  
• more about the 2 companies he co-founded: SpaceX (space transportation company) and PayPal and how he broke into these businesses
• his dislike for firing people
• other CEOs in the Technology space from who he draws inspiration
• how this current political administration will be helping Tesla
• how he manages his time between running SpaceX and Tesla
  

On a related note, if you haven't already seen this movie, check out Who Killed the Electric Car...it's a fascinating documentary on the whole destruction of the electric car movement in the mid 1990s!

Musk was featured in the Nov/Dec issue of The Gazette HERE

Wikipedia info on Musk HERE

Other ways Penn and our alumni are going green HERE

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A few people sent me tweets on my Twitter page about how the Quad appears at second 0:19 in the new Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen trailer.

It's cool to see how Penn looks in the trailer and will be even cooler to see it up on the big screen. 

Photo credit of Shia LaBeouf coming out of the Quad to the left: Patrick Wolff ('09)


Check out some exclusive Transformers 2:

• PHOTOS taken last summer on Penn's campus HERE
• VIDEOS taken last summer on Penn's campus HERE

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For both my continuing Pinching Pennies and Website Wednesday series, I have a great site that will help you save money while maintaining your inner diva.

With her new endeavor Divas Die Poor, Mona Bijoor (College '98, Wharton MBA '05, GUIDE, West Philly Tutoring) has created a site which focuses on staying fashionable without breaking the bank. You'll find designer deals and steals, insight on the best prices for designer duds, and tips on great places to shop.

How did Mona get this idea for the site?  Per Mona,

"I grew up in a pretty cost conscious household. My parents rarely paid full price for anything—and when they did they hated it. In spite of this principle ingrained in me, I have always loved fashion and developed some pretty high-end taste.

After Penn, I went on to make good money and I spent a lot of it. Then I married someone (from Penn) who made even more money than me. So I spent mine and his. And then I went to work in the fashion industry and spent even more.  Now I have come full circle. I am back to the principles I learned at home, but not totally interested in pursuing the zen life yet. I still love fashion. I love putting together amazing outfits and decorating my home. But I am no longer interested in throwing my money out the door.

This site is my quest to find easy ways to save money while maintaining your own personal taste and style. I don't believe in adopting bizarro ideas to save money. I hope to get some of my fashionista friends to share advice on spotting great items for good value. Together we can learn how to get the things we want without breaking the bank."

Some fun articles to check out:

Top Me Off

Starsky and Clutch

Work It Out: 10 Timeless Work Essentials

If anyone out there is interested in contacting Mona about the fashion industry, she welcomes your emails. She is based in NYC and has worked for Chanel, Elie Tahari, Mimi Maternity, and Ann Taylor. She is now developing an online consignment concept for the high end.  Her email is mbijoor@gmail.com. Follow her on twitter HERE

More $$$ Saving and Job Advice from my Pinching PENNies series HERE

More Penn alumni Fashionistas

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On Friday, Hey Day '09 was celebrated in not such the traditional fashion.

Sure, the students all marched down down Locust Walk....but some brilliant students decided to cap the day off by actually jumping off of the Walnut Street bridge into the Schuylkill River!! Oy!

Watch the video above to see what I'm talking about!

Watch President Amy Gutmann declare the class of '10 "Seniors"

Photo above courtesty of "J. Adelaide Métiver (check out her great Penn photos HERE!)

Video courtesy of Vincent Brown (check out his great photos!)
http://www.vincentbrown.com

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