I feel like I'm being sucked through a Frump (or ICE) worm hole with Eddy at the helm. :) Great and interesting piece, Michael. University students with their brains in activation mode can provide some of the simplest, yet profound 'gems' to take with us through grueling long days of hard labor, of just to put a smile on our faces in times of reflection. And we oftentimes don't forget them.
Monty notes -- "I remember those days with a certain amount of fondness, even with the pain of an all-nighter. But alas I see now that there is still to this day much swirling and sucking. As much as things change, they don't really seem to change much at all. Also, it was a great night at the sorority. I think you and I were both impressed."
As usual, Monty is right on all counts ... and yes, the image of that night at the sorority -- the door opened to reveal fifty or sixty lovely, smiling young ladies from Ole Miss who were of the Kappa Alpha Theta persuasion. For a guy who grew up out in the sticks milking goats, being welcomed with such grace, generosity, and open arms was a bit overwhelming. Needless to say, we had a blast.
As for The Eddy: it never goes away -- especially these days, with all that's going on politically, socially, and culturally. The undertow is always there.
I love this! And I have no recollection of the origin of the Eddy, which absolutely lived on for years after. I always gave you credit for it. Thanks!
Well, you were there -- I can only wish I'd been clever enough to come up with that sentence!
I feel like I'm being sucked through a Frump (or ICE) worm hole with Eddy at the helm. :) Great and interesting piece, Michael. University students with their brains in activation mode can provide some of the simplest, yet profound 'gems' to take with us through grueling long days of hard labor, of just to put a smile on our faces in times of reflection. And we oftentimes don't forget them.
Thanks! You're right -- I read that student newspaper more than 35 years ago, and am still thinking about that epic quote.
Monty notes -- "I remember those days with a certain amount of fondness, even with the pain of an all-nighter. But alas I see now that there is still to this day much swirling and sucking. As much as things change, they don't really seem to change much at all. Also, it was a great night at the sorority. I think you and I were both impressed."
As usual, Monty is right on all counts ... and yes, the image of that night at the sorority -- the door opened to reveal fifty or sixty lovely, smiling young ladies from Ole Miss who were of the Kappa Alpha Theta persuasion. For a guy who grew up out in the sticks milking goats, being welcomed with such grace, generosity, and open arms was a bit overwhelming. Needless to say, we had a blast.
As for The Eddy: it never goes away -- especially these days, with all that's going on politically, socially, and culturally. The undertow is always there.