Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.24 - Letters to Dr. Phibes, continued

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LETTERS TO THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, continued: From time-to-time, I read something in the news that catches my eye, good or bad, happy or sad, nappy or crappy, etc. At those times, a "spark" of creative energy drives me to this keyboard - and, drives me to continue in a line of rants addressed to the Mighty-Potentate-O-Yore, "none other than" Matt Hart, matthewjhart@yahoo.com a/k/a The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Accordingly,

My Dearest Dr. Phibes:

I read the internet news today - "O-boy"

About some unlucky Fraternities "who made the grade"

They caught some Fraternity guys "who blew their mind out" - perhaps in a Yellow Car

The news was "rather sad."

"Nobody was really sure if they were from" San Diego State University . . .

"I’d love to turn . . ."

Enough Sgt. Peppers!

 

Phibes, you can read this by clicking on the "link" to the right.

As I read the article, I worried that our beloved Fraternity might somehow be listed.

I was wrong. Theta Chi, SAE and several others were involved.

Its as if these guys were trying to bring back the 1970's - those mighty days when the Vanderbilt Campus Police (if indeed they could be called "police")

Stood idle at the side-lines of the famed Grateful Dead Concert on Alumni lawn, which turned into a "mini-Woodstock." I was a mere Freshman then, and dear brother,

You were a Sophomore.

I recall being at the event with Frank J. Biller, who was openly imbibing certain pure-grain alcoholic beverage, a.k.a., "PGA Punch" - and I myself was "on cloud-nine" for reasons not mentionable herein. The Grateful Dead were playing, and Alumni lawn was cordoned-off by the Campus Cops, who did not venture into the center of Alumni Lawn, where the Grateful Dead fans, mostly Vanderbilt coeds - but lots of weird Nashville street-people and assorted "hippies" were digging the live music. A glorious day. I remember seeing Muenchie with this great smile on his face . . . and Pierce Hodnette with the grin and twinkle-o-the-eye which made him famous, grooving to the music! And the babes. As I rock in my rocking chair, approaching geezerdom, I remember it so vividly.

Do you remember (another John Lennon song lyric) what you were doing that overcast day?

Perhaps other Brethren recall "how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall?"

My regards to our beloved brethren, and I remain,

Lorenzo Bozino

For previous Letters to Dr. Phibes, go to "Archives":

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.02 - Abominable Dr. Phibes In-but-out-but-In,

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.36 -Fotch provides lead - Dr. Thomas McCown), and

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.23 - Muench on Vonegut

BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of May 7, 2008, the Blog roster total is 87 Beta Pi brothers, 80 of these Tick-a-lo men have e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother - fugetaboutit!

VTL,

Larry Simons

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