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The occupy movement may be on the wane, but for our noble goal we can still make it work. It may require occupation of the major carriers as well as ESPN and even Bellmont itself.
The importance of this worthy goal means that not just any run of the mill occupiers will do. We need a legion of "All Stars" with the unique skills to get this done.
I think these individuals or creatures should have relevance to UT since our goal is a Longhorn endeavor. They can span across any time period. So even if they have gone to the "Forty Acres" in the sky they can be submitted because they will be with our cause if only in spirit.
So to get the ball rolling I submit the following for your approval or not. (hey it's my thread)
My time at the University was 1977-1982 for reference.
"Anyone that stood in line for Fall registration at Bellmont in the heat" You know who you are because you can never forget it. This alone makes you worthy for your fortitude, besides it gets me in on the list too.
Then the trip to Gregory to make that ID photo. After that Bellmont experience we sure did look pretty for that photo. I am sure our female horns loved those pics.
"The little old man with the Tom Landy hat who used to stand on the West Mall with a rolled up Daily Texan and hit pretty girls as they went by." I can't remember his name maybe "Clarence." Freshman coeds were uphauled by his actions. But girls in the know about this always smiled, it became a tradition for two usually very pretty girls to escort him arm in arm on each side of him to class. Oh, yeah he gets in.
"Father Time" This guy had a long flowing white beard who was always present on campus who knows how long. The rumor was he inherited alot of money and loved UT so much he just kept taking classes each year. He gets in on his merit alone.
"Sister Cindy" If you were around UT at this time you must remember the former "Disco Queen". She stood at the crossing between campus and the UT Co-op. In her big hat and long dress with Bible in hand. She would single out sority girls usually and in her best sneer assure them they were going straight to hell. She usually showed up in the spring and stayed a week or two. You might be glad or not to hear she is still around as she showed up on the tv show "Right This Minute." Anybody know if she still comes to UT? She makes the cut to harrass corporate execs.
"The Drag Preacher" He was always around wearing his collar and with his Bible. He gets in for that and we need a chaplain.
"The Platoon of "Hari Krishnas" that would position themselves on the campus-UT Co-op crossing on the Drag." These guys were always there every Friday afternoon rain or shine. Then at the end of the day they would adjourn to the Whataburger across the street for the traditional meal. Got to love these guys for the dichotomy alone. They get in for persaverence and love of a Texas icon. They never got out Whataburgered I bet.
"History Prof Tom Philpot" Horns have to remember him, he never met a protest on the West Mall he didn't like. Was famous for crying on cue during certain lectures each sememster. You have to have him on general occupy principles.
"Communications Prof Werner J. Severin" Arguably one of the most disliked professor on campus. People who were Communication majors such as myself tried to avoid his classes, but couldn't. If you ever had him you know what I'm talking about. You couldn't ever disagree with him and he loved running down UT's Communication School. His precious Wisconsisn (his school) was so much better. John Kelso was going to write a column on him and students hatred of him. He contacted me about it, but the "Statesman" finally vetoed this column because of possible legal vulnerability. He gets in for ability to degrade those against us.
"History of Rock and Roll Prof Jerry (I can't remember his last name somebody from my era give a guy a hand here)" This obvious offspring of flower children of the 60's had his own band too. He had students" rock on down" to get our test papers as dancing was encouraged. He gets in for his musical ability and he is a poster child for any occupy movement.
"The Brown Berets" Now if you remember " Aquafest" and the boat races during that great musical festival then you remember these folks. They helped end the boat races and finally Aquafest itself. If you ever tried to get through them on your way to class on the West Mall you also qualify for our movement. These people are a plus for any protest.
"Basketball Coach Abe Lemmons" Could their be a more entertaining figure to keep our morale up? I think he would relish one last chance to tell Deloss what he thought of him. He towed no company line and was fired for it. Of course saying he would like to run over our esteemed AD in a glass bottomed truck so he could see the expression on his face as he did it didn't help either.
This is a no brainer.
On another sports related note "Beast" Famous for his scaling of the net behind home plate at then Disch-Faulk Field to put back onto the field foul balls that hung up on the loose netting. "Wild Bunchers" would yell for the Beast to spring into action every time a foul ball would hang. It became a tradition and the whole crowd started joining in. He makes it, never know when his skills would come in handy.
Special Mention
"The hoard of crickets that showed up every early September" and "the bats under Congress Avenue Bridge."
Those crickets were eveywhere, must have been a million of them, they even would turn the Tower lights off at night to try not to attract them. They and the bats are needed in case we need to descend a Biblical plague or two on the corporate tyrants. Side note, why didn't those bats eat those crickets?
I think this is a good start. Fellow Horns I ask for your contributions to our rightious UT army. We need to bring LHN to the 99% and not just the 1% now having all the fun. Remember the time span of your UT soldiers matters not or even if they have long assumed room temperature. They don't even have to be human. Step up and do your duty, Uncle Bevo wants you!
I know this is long and thank you for your indulgance. This thread may not be " Miss Sorvino Eats Ice Cream or USC Cheerleader Nat's Travels" worthy, but it has some potential.
The importance of this worthy goal means that not just any run of the mill occupiers will do. We need a legion of "All Stars" with the unique skills to get this done.
I think these individuals or creatures should have relevance to UT since our goal is a Longhorn endeavor. They can span across any time period. So even if they have gone to the "Forty Acres" in the sky they can be submitted because they will be with our cause if only in spirit.
So to get the ball rolling I submit the following for your approval or not. (hey it's my thread)
"Anyone that stood in line for Fall registration at Bellmont in the heat" You know who you are because you can never forget it. This alone makes you worthy for your fortitude, besides it gets me in on the list too.
"The little old man with the Tom Landy hat who used to stand on the West Mall with a rolled up Daily Texan and hit pretty girls as they went by." I can't remember his name maybe "Clarence." Freshman coeds were uphauled by his actions. But girls in the know about this always smiled, it became a tradition for two usually very pretty girls to escort him arm in arm on each side of him to class. Oh, yeah he gets in.
"Father Time" This guy had a long flowing white beard who was always present on campus who knows how long. The rumor was he inherited alot of money and loved UT so much he just kept taking classes each year. He gets in on his merit alone.
"Sister Cindy" If you were around UT at this time you must remember the former "Disco Queen". She stood at the crossing between campus and the UT Co-op. In her big hat and long dress with Bible in hand. She would single out sority girls usually and in her best sneer assure them they were going straight to hell. She usually showed up in the spring and stayed a week or two. You might be glad or not to hear she is still around as she showed up on the tv show "Right This Minute." Anybody know if she still comes to UT? She makes the cut to harrass corporate execs.
"The Drag Preacher" He was always around wearing his collar and with his Bible. He gets in for that and we need a chaplain.
"The Platoon of "Hari Krishnas" that would position themselves on the campus-UT Co-op crossing on the Drag." These guys were always there every Friday afternoon rain or shine. Then at the end of the day they would adjourn to the Whataburger across the street for the traditional meal. Got to love these guys for the dichotomy alone. They get in for persaverence and love of a Texas icon. They never got out Whataburgered I bet.
"History Prof Tom Philpot" Horns have to remember him, he never met a protest on the West Mall he didn't like. Was famous for crying on cue during certain lectures each sememster. You have to have him on general occupy principles.
"Communications Prof Werner J. Severin" Arguably one of the most disliked professor on campus. People who were Communication majors such as myself tried to avoid his classes, but couldn't. If you ever had him you know what I'm talking about. You couldn't ever disagree with him and he loved running down UT's Communication School. His precious Wisconsisn (his school) was so much better. John Kelso was going to write a column on him and students hatred of him. He contacted me about it, but the "Statesman" finally vetoed this column because of possible legal vulnerability. He gets in for ability to degrade those against us.
"History of Rock and Roll Prof Jerry (I can't remember his last name somebody from my era give a guy a hand here)" This obvious offspring of flower children of the 60's had his own band too. He had students" rock on down" to get our test papers as dancing was encouraged. He gets in for his musical ability and he is a poster child for any occupy movement.
"The Brown Berets" Now if you remember " Aquafest" and the boat races during that great musical festival then you remember these folks. They helped end the boat races and finally Aquafest itself. If you ever tried to get through them on your way to class on the West Mall you also qualify for our movement. These people are a plus for any protest.
"Basketball Coach Abe Lemmons" Could their be a more entertaining figure to keep our morale up? I think he would relish one last chance to tell Deloss what he thought of him. He towed no company line and was fired for it. Of course saying he would like to run over our esteemed AD in a glass bottomed truck so he could see the expression on his face as he did it didn't help either.
On another sports related note "Beast" Famous for his scaling of the net behind home plate at then Disch-Faulk Field to put back onto the field foul balls that hung up on the loose netting. "Wild Bunchers" would yell for the Beast to spring into action every time a foul ball would hang. It became a tradition and the whole crowd started joining in. He makes it, never know when his skills would come in handy.
Special Mention
"The hoard of crickets that showed up every early September" and "the bats under Congress Avenue Bridge."
Those crickets were eveywhere, must have been a million of them, they even would turn the Tower lights off at night to try not to attract them. They and the bats are needed in case we need to descend a Biblical plague or two on the corporate tyrants. Side note, why didn't those bats eat those crickets?
I think this is a good start. Fellow Horns I ask for your contributions to our rightious UT army. We need to bring LHN to the 99% and not just the 1% now having all the fun. Remember the time span of your UT soldiers matters not or even if they have long assumed room temperature. They don't even have to be human. Step up and do your duty, Uncle Bevo wants you!
I know this is long and thank you for your indulgance. This thread may not be " Miss Sorvino Eats Ice Cream or USC Cheerleader Nat's Travels" worthy, but it has some potential.
