It’s March, which means it’s not February, which means FebClub is over. As promised, here are my thoughts on the second half of the month. After receiving some Class Board death threats feedback that my “Good, Bad, and Ugly” categorization was too negative, I’m switching things up to “Great, Pretty Good, and Nice Try!”

It should also be noted that my participation kind of flagged towards the end. I finished with 20 stamps, putting me shy of the much-coveted Class of ‘08 beer stein. So if there was a particularly great or awful event that I missed, let me know. Anyway, here it goes…

The Great: If Dave & Busters is the STD-riddled skank who makes the rounds in your neighborhood, then University Pinball is the unnoticed shy girl living next door who would be really popular if people took the time to get to know her. This is an old-school arcade. They’ve got air hockey, pool, three pinball machines, the Simpsons, Soul Calibur II, Tekken 5, Mortal Kombat 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Area 51, and plenty of other games. The machines take quarters, not credit cards. And best of all, Class Board actually threw their weight around for once and made the event a “Free Play” night. But I’ll definitely be back even if it means dropping $5 to beat the Mothership…

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FebClub is the last chance for seniors to check out some of Philly’s best offerings before graduation. It’s our Bucket List. Mind you, not everybody attends these events — there are the cool seniors who have better plans and the uncool seniors who have homework. But somewhere in between is a mass of mild-mannered binge drinkers with mediocre GPAs and nothing better to do. We are the FebClubbers.

I don’t mind saying I’ve been a warrior, going to nine of the ten events so far. I might be out of the running for getting my name on a plaque at Smoke’s, but I’m still on course for that Class of ‘08 beer stein.

The Good: Mad River. Guitar Hero on a big screen and $3 well whiskey. Where else would you rather be on a Tuesday night?

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