Friday, December 5, 2008

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.54 - East Tennessee Tick-a-lo Onslaught

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EAST TENNESSEE TICK-A-LO ONSLAUGHT. The annual ritual of fulfilling my CLE requirement forced me back to school a few weeks ago. My favorite seat was (just as it was at Vanderbilt) in the very back row. So I’m sitting there nursing a cup-o-java, trying to wake up, when I see this old bearded codger with a stack of books pushing a chair with one foot. I thought to myself - "what is that dude doing" - when he comes over to me and shakes my hand - IT WAS FOTCH a.k.a. DOUG CAMPBELL, Esq., dougcampbellsr@comcast.net Class of 1974 of Chattanooga.

Doug was in Nashville to get his CLE and catch the Vanderbilt football game. So he tells me there is another Mighty Tick, a football player - BILL YOUNG, of Knoxville, ATO Class of 1972, a.k.a. "Bad Bill Bluemoon" byoung@opw.com here to get his CLE and go to the Vandy Game.


So the three of us are having lunch, talking about ATO, and Bill recalls a tradition that the Actives used to invite the Pledges to participate in . . . THE BUN OF DEATH! This involved taking several packages of hamburger buns, and drenching them with Tabasco Sauce. The willing Pledge was then quizzed, and as a reward for correctly answering questions, was entitled to feast upon THE BUN OF DEATH! Yum!


Bill’s law partner HOWIE VOGEL, ATO Class of 1971, hvogel@opw.com was not present, but Bill gave me his e-mail address. And, Doug gave me his older brother MIKE R. CAMPBELL, ATO Class of 1972 e-mail address mikercampbell@comcast.net . Thanks to Doug and Bill for linking us up with these Brothers. Accordingly,


BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES Bill Young, Mike Campbell and Howie Vogel.


MARTY PARTY! A few days after that, I had the honor of linking up with FRANK a.k.a. "MARTY" COLLINS, ATO Class of 1976, who was in Nashville for a few days to show his daughter Hannah, a high school sophomore, around Vanderbilt. Hannah is interested in Drama and Theatre, and is a lovely young lady. Frank’s business associate also joined us, and we had a boat ride on Old Hickory Lake. As always, great to see the Mighty Frank!


BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of December 5, 2008, the Blog roster stands at 95 Beta Pi brothers, 87 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses, and 8 ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother, or sister - fugetaboutit!


VTL,


Larry Simons
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