"You can't drink all day, if you don't start in the
morning" - Celia Rivenbark
McKnight and I pulled out of Fort Worth at 9:30 AM…then used the two-and-a-half-hour
drive to Norman as an opportunity to catch up on each other’s life. Basically, I
sat quietly as he spoke about his day-to-day life with a wife, 4 kids and a
career, followed by him sitting quietly while I spoke about how I couldn’t
comprehend his day-to-day life with a wife, 4 kids and a career.
DELTA TAU DELTA |
One of the reasons for our early arrival was to attend a tailgate
event at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, a place where McKnight and I
were members and lived some 30 years ago...which sadly, might also be the last
time anyone has bothered putting a coat of paint on the walls. While
seeing the condition of the 'shelter' was
disappointing - it was good to see some people that I hadn’t seen in quite a
while - like Jeff Johnson and his family, and pledge brothers Brant Allegretti
and Mark Miller, just to name a few.
Outside Delt House at OU before Mekong Party in fall of 1984- My freshman year |
Just in case standing around the Delt house didn’t make me feel
old – witnessing first-hand how many of my friend’s kids were now attending OU
certainly did. Wow, I couldn’t even point out how 'hot' some co-ed was
in fear that it was the daughter of one of my friends…So instead, I just
thought it quietly to myself. Hey – progress is progress.
Speaking of hot - until the storm hit - I felt like I was standing on the surface of the sun all day. Not exactly an ideal setting for the OAS.
Next we hurried over to Campus Corner. You know it’s a
big game when the parking lot reserved for donors is already full at 2:00 for a
game that doesn’t kick off until 6:30. The only spot left in the lot was a
handicap spot – but since I felt that would accurately describe my condition
later in the day – I took it. I know, I know…I’m going to
hell, but it’s not like I won’t know anyone when I get there.
Funnel Clouds moved kick-off from 6:30 to 8:00 PM |
Styx, McKnight, KT, Fast Eddie, Fricks and I spent the next five
hours roaming between Fuzzy’s (of which McKnight is part owner)– the
Humble tailgate - & the Coleman-Cox-Ross-Wheeler tailgate. (Thank
you to all of the just mentioned people for the food – adult beverages – and a
place to enjoy both). Yes, due to the weather delay that moved kickoff back from 6:30 to
8 PM – the pre-game festivities lasted 5 hours – actually 6 hours if
you throw in the time spent at the frat house. To the defense of our
group - the extra hour and a half of drinking time was not taken into effect
when originally planning the alcohol ration – so the fact that we all ceased
being adults before the game even started - wasn’t really our fault (at least that’s
our story and we’re sticking to it.) Maybe the best moment of the day was
when Styx got to have his picture made with the Mini-James Brown...complete
with Styx screaming "I feel good"
right before I took the picture.
Styx with Mini-James Brown before game |
But unfortunately, “I feel
good” was a feeling that wouldn’t last that long once the game started.
JUST THE OPINION OF ONE MILDLY INTERESTED GUY -
BUDDY PUTTY -
THE OVERWEIGHT ARMCHAIR SOONER
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