Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.17 - Schwimbag Poet Perout, Part 3


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SCHWIMBAG POET PEROUT PICTORIAL BONANZA, PART 3: . . . Continuing from the mighty pen of Schwimbaggio Jeff Perout jeff@perout.com ! . . . "

E-MAIL #6,000,001 - FROM JEFF, March 11, 2008
"Bozo.... Here are two pics of some sad TIC's after what I believe to be the UT vs. Vandy game at home in Vandy gym... Looks like we lost....I have pics of the honor guard flag ceremony with oranges stuck onto their bayonets...is that not the night where some baseball player made a perfect peg and hit Ray Mears right in the head with an orange from the back of the student section and brought him to his knees? The juice had to be cleaned off the floor before the game could begin. I believe that was the last time Ray Mears made his traditional walk across court at any away games. Alexander Heard, the next day issued an open letter about anyone involved would be expelled. Nobody ratted as I recall. The guy in the foreground who is not a TIC is Schwimbaggio Chuck VanFossan, a Sigmachi... Jeff


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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of March 19, 2008, the Blog roster stands at 87 Beta Pi brothers, 78 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mailaddresses.
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VTL,
Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.16 - Guest Blogmiester Frank Collins

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The impact of the Perout Pictorial Bonanza has sent waves of inspiration spanning the globe! Evidence, a fine tale from days-o-yore, with chuckles-o-plenty, penned by none-other-than the Immortal Marty . . .

GUEST BLOGMIESTER FRANK COLLINS!

"THE SHOES OF CHAMPIONS, A PEROUT TALE"

My personal Perout story centers on the Intra Fraternity track meet in 1974, I believe. Some knucklehead decided I was the right Tick-a-lor to run The Mile - or maybe I was the only knucklehead to accept the invitation to run the mile. I don' recall.

All I owned at the time were old Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers suitable for the basketball courts of Memorial Gymnasium, but not for this track meet wherever that was.

Jeff Perout volunteered me his track shoes. To me, they felt like socks with metal spikes under the toes. Jeff assured me that these were "the shoes of champions," and so I lined up for the race.

The gun sounded! Off I went leaving my opponents in the proverbial dust. I thought to myself, hey, piece of cake. I am gonna kick some butt here. And off I went, leading the way and wondering why I had never run track before - until, say, um, about lap two.

Suddenly the "wall" that any marathoner (which I am not) will tell you they hit at mile 18, commenced to smack me down at, um, oh, mile ½. My legs got heavier and heavier. My wind began to give out. And my opponents gained on me rapidly.

I could play basketball for 4 hours with Arms Aylward, why, I asked my God at that moment, couldn't I move my legs;

and why, I asked my God at that moment, were my lungs on fire;

and why, I asked my God at that moment (specifically rounding the back turn of lap 4), is it that Buck Biller can run backwards in his Hush Puppies faster than I can at this moment in time???

Buck had chugged across the infield and, yes indeed, was cheering me on, screaming is more like it, saying something along the lines of "Get the lead out, Marty!" And yes it is true that he was running backwards at that point in the race and running faster backwards than I was forward in Perout’s track shoes. Much faster with no sign of labor in his breathing.

And why, I asked my God at that moment, didn’t Buck just run this damn race himself backwards in his Hush Puppies???

I got to the finish line about a half-an-hour after my previously vanquished opponents, collapsed at the finished line, at which moment my legs were seized by multiple cramps.

I believe Buck and Jeff offered me beer, took the shoes and left me writhing in pain, loser that I was...

THANKS TO IMMORTAL MARTY FOR AN AWESOME TALE: Marty!~ Marty!~ Marty!~

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VTL,

Larry Simons

Beta Pi, 72

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.15 - Schwimbag Perout Pictorial Bonanza, Part 2

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SCHWIMBAG PEROUT PICTORIAL BONANZA, PART 2: Part 1 generated much activity! All Hail The Immortal Schwimbaggio Jeff Perout jeff@perout.com ! . . . PART 2:

E-MAIL #901 - FROM JEFF, March 11, 2008:

"Another help photo for the mystery mud woman contest...

There are recognizable people on the roof also...perhaps a door prize for any of those? Jeff"

 

E-MAIL #902 - FROM JEFF, March 11, 2008:

"Larry, Great call today.... Here is another photo of the un-earthed mudchick...with "Lunchmeat" shortened to "Schmeat"...derived from "Out to Lunch"...a.k.a. Bill Whalen....

E-MAIL #903 - FROM JEFF, March 11, 2008:

"Larry, "Schmeat" in his usual state, the mystery mudchick, and Stubs and The Rat.....and on the right...that MIGHT be Tom Lovingood with a major hangover...and realistically, who could protest if it isn't? Jeff"

WHAT MORE CAN BE SAID: Schwimbag Jeff!~ Schwimbag Jeff!~ Schwimbag Jeff!~ Schwimbag Jeff!~ Schwimbag Jeff!~

BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: The Blog roster now stands at 87 Beta Pi brothers, 77 of whom have e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother - share it with us!

VTL,

Larry Simons

Beta Pi, 72

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.14 - Schwimbag Perout Pictorial Bonanza & Mud-Girl Contest!

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SCHWIMBAG PEROUT PICTORIAL BONANZA, PART I - & MUD-GIRL CONTEST:

So yesterday, I started reading e-mails. There were about six or seven e-mails from Immortal Schwimbaggio Jeff Perout jeff@perout.com !

I could not believe my eyes. I had writer’s cramp in my hands after the several back-and-forth e-mails. Jeff’s keyboard must have been smokin! Jeff found a treasure trove of photos of Tick-a-lors at The Wags Wagner Pool Party, Hartsville, Tennessee, 1974! And a mystery? . . . LET THE FLOOD-GATES OPEN!

THE MUD-GIRL CONTEST: Jeff found a mystery photo of a Mud-girl making a very sweet jesture, and dreamed up a great new contest:

E-MAIL #1:

"Hey Bozo, Here's one for the BLOG....a seminal moment, so to speak, in true TIC history. Who can identify the location, the place and the care-giver in the attached image? I will forward an image of the answer in a future post. This is just the beginning of my recent trek through my image archives...there is A LOT more to come.. Schwimbaggio Perout..."

CONTEST RULES: I followed this up with a call to Jeff, and he decreed the contest rules:

The Winner will be the first Tick-a-lor to correctly answer Jeff’s 3 questions:

1. What is the  name of the Mud-Girl?

2. What is the name of the Event in which Mud-Girl is pictured?

3. What is the name of the Organization which sponsored the Event?

Be the first Tick-a-lor to correctly answer all 3 questions - and win the following prize:

Winner must endure dinner with Schwimbag Jeff Perout & other Schwimbags at the Krystal (or other restaurant of Jeff’s choosing), during Reunion 2009 (which is Jeff’s 35th Reunion). Must attend Reunion 2009 to collect prize. Dinner generously paid for by Perout.

AS IF ALL THAT WASN’T ENOUGH:

 

E-MAIL #2:

" Larry, Here are a few more. I can't remember where these were taken. Obviously some kind of Tic party out in Nashville somewhere. Perhaps someone else will remember. Schwimbaggio Jeff"

#2 -BLOG TO JEFF:

Jeff:

Great pics. Looks like Wags Wagner's house, in Hartsville, TN - pool party he threw for us!

Larry

E-MAIL #3:

"Larry, You're right !!! I think it is Wags....here are two more pics of some of the TIC chicks there... Susan Neilson, a Poo-Phoo, a blond Chi-O whom I can't remember, and I believe it's Julie Fassett, another Chi-O...WAAZ's girlfriend...and catch those wheels on SN...why did I let her slip away....oh, that's right, I'm an idiot... There might be one or two more of the Wags party..but you have the best...."

#3 -BLOG TO JEFF:

Jeff:

These pics are truly historic!

Larry

E-MAIL #4:

"Larry, More pics of that nebulous TIC party. I'm sending a bunch, a couple at a time. Sorry if there are dupes.

Jeff"

E-MAIL #5:

"Larry, The best about all these are the pics of Alex and Laura...."

#5 -BLOG TO JEFF:

Jeff:

Right. I miss Alex and Laura, sometimes more than I miss my parents. What a treasure trove of photos. Thanks old friend. I’ll put all these up together. You da man!

Larry

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I remember showing up for Wags' Pool Party around sunset - I missed the afternoon swim - but the party was roaring.  Elizabeth Brewer was there (I think) because I knew Chet would kill me if I tried anything.  Wags must have had Sly & the Family Stone Greatest Hits, because, apart from Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Allman Brothers, the music playing was "Hot fun in the Summa-time - ooo, Lawd" and "Dance to the Music" and "I, am Every-day People, yeah, yeah" - and my all-time favorite "Its a Family Affair"  (mainly because I've always perceived myself as the "other child, grows up to be, somebody you'd just love to burn") - bup bucket cha, bup bucket cha!

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Gentlemen, a huge round of applause for Schwimbag Jeff! Entertaining, or what!

BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: The Blog roster now stands at 87 Beta Pi brothers, 77 of whom have e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother - share it with us!

VTL,

Larry Simons

Beta Pi, 72