Few weeks back on a late Thursday, September 2, I was heading home for the weekend, but could not leave until I went to hear Harlan Cohen speak. Initially i went to his speaking as an extra credit assignment, and just wanted to get my book signed and that was it.. but i enjoyed him a lot more than i thought i would.
Harlan Cohen is the author of "The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College." As Cohen took the stage, started to speak and as he was speaking he grabbed his guitar and started playing, as he spoke. Right then, i knew he would be interesting. He continued his introduction on himself and then went right into a song about his roommate "Stew" who was a nudist, hence the title of his novel. So early on Harlan Cohen was very entertaining and captured my attention. He talked about just a few of the many issues we may face in college, such as long distance relationships (LDR), transferring, sex, not having sex, alcohol, drugs, ect. But this was not just a lecture on how to say "NO," it was more of him telling stories what he has been through and what stories he has gotten from other people and made it easier for us pay attention and really take in what he was saying.
What i liked the most was how enthusiastic he was about being at Point Park and having the chance to speak to us and give us his insight. He interacted with the audience, made us subject to his stories, almost like he was putting us in the shoes of whomever. He was extremely funny and very personable with us. He liked not only speaking to us but more so talking with us, getting our input and experiences to add to his speaking.
Lastly, he finished up with his well-known Syphilis song, which was very comical. I really hope Harlan Cohen comes back to speak at Point Park again, because i know i would love to attend another one of his shows!
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