Randy Pausch
Pausch delivered his "Last Lecture", titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", at CMU on September 18, 2007. He gave an abridged version of his speech on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in October 2007. The talk was modeled after an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical "final talk", with a topic such as "what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?" Before speaking, Pausch received a long standing ovation from a large crowd of over 400 colleagues and students. When he motioned them to sit down, saying, "Make me earn it", someone in the audience shouted back, "You did!"
House of Hardcore
House of Hardcore VI (also known as House of Hardcore VI: The West Coast Invasion) was a professional wrestling event featuring of an attendance of 750 people. The event saw the founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer taking on Matt Hardy and Carlito in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) took on The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) in the main event. The show also included special appearances by The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs) and The Sandman. Before the show American Icon Autographs held a convection that featured Ric Flair, Bill Goldberg, Dennis Rodman, Roddy Piper, Lita, Zeus and others. After the show, Piper held a live edition of Piper's Pit podcast. This show was broadcast on Twitch.tv on December 23rd, 2018.