Yeah, that design isn't just plainly phallic. It's phallic encased in a ribbed condom.1931: Among the several proposed designs for UT’s Main Building and Tower was this one: shorter, wider, Spanish-themed and capped with a red-tile roof. Looks a little too busy, and I can’t imagine this becoming a UT icon.
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DKR: "Ok Willie, I'll let you pick which plays I run against A&M if you let me pick your song list for the next 4th of July picnic."
Now those are some interesting band outfits!1920: It’s the UT Longhorn Band!! Decked out in bright orange fez hats with white tassels and “Ts” on the front. Look close - there’s a marching bassoon player on the second row, third from right.
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One of the lawyers in our firm (who earned his JD at UT Law and his undergrad at Michigan) complained to me last summer that the LHB uniforms never change and need to be replaced “with something more modern.” I replied that the trim and the fit of the LHB uniforms are changed from time to time (the shape of the Stetsons, switching from string ties to bolo ties, etc.) but most likely they are never going to abandon the western style. I went on to tell him that the LHB uniforms are one of the most iconic and instantly recognized among college bands (the others being USC, tOSU, and possibly Texas Tech). No way the LHB is going to throw that away and go to uniforms that look like Iowa's or Alabama's but with different colors. The LHB is not going to look like all the other bands.
Of course, you don’t need permission to post this stuff elsewhere
Some classic UT cheerleader photos:
in the pic from the 1950's is Vincent R. DiNino at the bottom of the pic....Jane Rhodes (a great friend to UT throughout her life....just passed away two Decembers ago....)
If this wasn't such a respectable family-friendly site, I might make a remark about how big her mouth is... But I'll refrain.
1963-64:
UT vs Cal 1961. Picture of the hired nightclub dancer / cheerleaders from this humorous episode below (note the high heels):
To put this in today's context, this would be like if our cheerleaders couldn't make the trip, and some fans hired a bunch of scantily-clad strippers from a local gentlemens club to be our cheerleaders for the game. And at Cal moreover!
I went to a game for free with my school band in 1963.
1920: It’s the UT Longhorn Band!! Decked out in bright orange fez hats with white tassels and “Ts” on the front. Look close - there’s a marching bassoon player on the second row, third from right.
@JimNicar
1920: It’s the UT Longhorn Band!! Look close - there’s a marching bassoon player on the second row, third from right.
So interesting.This one is from 1914
("It's 1914 and ou ____")
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