From: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com (edheads-digest) To: edheads-digest@smoe.org Subject: edheads-digest V2 #39 Reply-To: edheads@efohio.com Sender: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Errors-To: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Precedence: bulk edheads-digest Wednesday, February 24 1999 Volume 02 : Number 039 Today's Subjects: ----------------- The past six days ... ["Jess." ] Re: The past six days ... [Zonker629@aol.com] Mascots [Jack Mitchell ] Re: Mascots ["Mark" ] EFO: Re: Mascots ["Kevin L. Wells" ] EFO: Re: Mascots [Clayton Chilcoat ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:24:11 -0800 (PST) From: "Jess." Subject: The past six days ... Hey everyone !!! I just wanted to say hi! to everyone that I've met at the past six (on my gosh) shows. It was great meeting all of you, even the silent shadows that never comment but just lurk and read. (and you know who you are- and I do to - now. ) I, and Eric, managed to catch all six of the California shows (I hope my grades don't suffer for this) and they were fabulous. I now know more about castrated mascots, Centurion, prepositional phrases, and the like to last me well into the summer. And Eric and I are stalkers. I was with Nicole during Mammoth. She exagerates. We only had to pull her out of a snowbank once. ;} It wasn't that bad, after you stopped feeling your toes through your canvas sneakers you almost didn't notice that you wer eturning blue. Besides, blue is a nice color. And I've found that parking lots are great places to meet unknown folk roadies. THough I wouldn't reccomend it as a regular method of finding otehr edheads. The shows were incredible. McCabes was one of the best shows I have ever seen them do, there was so much energy and excitement. Julie kept on giggling at the beginning and in the middle of songs. Truly spectacular. Davis was a close second in my mind, followed by Berkeley. This is of course, only my opinion. Well ... that's all I can really say right now. Jess the OC Wilderbeastie ******************************************************************************** Jessica Whiting Brown 127 Arroyo Dr. Irvine Ca. 92612 "For it is pleasure that causes us to do base actions, and pain that causes us to abstain from fine ones." -Aristotle phone: 949.854.4370 e-mail: brownj@uci.edu ******************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:24:21 EST From: Zonker629@aol.com Subject: Re: The past six days ... In a message dated 2/24/99 12:28:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, brownj@ea.oac.uci.edu writes: << Hey everyone !!! I, and Eric, managed to catch all six of the California shows (I hope my grades don't suffer for this) and they were fabulous. I now know more about castrated mascots, Centurion, prepositional phrases, and the like to last me well into the summer. And Eric and I are stalkers. << Please. I didn't even graduate to stalker status. Apparently I wasn't scary enough to be a good stalker, so I'll just have to settle for "massive road- tripper". And speaking of things that I didn't want to know about...well, certain conversations shouldn't be made public, or made in public where they might be overheard. Say, in a Borders in San Diego. You know who you are. >>I was with Nicole during Mammoth. She exagerates. We only had to pull her out of a snowbank once. ;} It wasn't that bad, after you stopped feeling your toes through your canvas sneakers you almost didn't notice that you wer eturning blue. Besides, blue is a nice color. And I've found that parking lots are great places to meet unknown folk roadies. THough I wouldn't reccomend it as a regular method of finding otehr edheads. << Mammoth was truly cool. I don't want to hear any of you people with shoes and stuff complaining about the cold. T-shirt, shorts, Birkenstocks, and digging my car out of the snow. Beat that for a bloody cold time. On the bright side, I got the coolest autograph from Julie that I've ever seen, so I need to brag about it some more. It says, "Eric, put some pants on" >> The shows were incredible. McCabes was one of the best shows I have ever seen them do, there was so much energy and excitement. Julie kept on giggling at the beginning and in the middle of songs. Truly spectacular. Davis was a close second in my mind, followed by Berkeley. This is of course, only my opinion. << I'd put Berkeley over Davis, but that might be because I was mocked at length by Mike on stage, which makes my EFO experience complete. Also, the new album is apparently going to be amazing, based on the 5 or 6 songs we heard from it. Shameless gloating at seeing all 6 shows despite having to drive 1600 miles, and currently wearing pants, Eric ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:43:59 +0500 From: Jack Mitchell Subject: Mascots At 08:24 AM 2/24/99 EST, you wrote: >I now know more > about castrated mascots, Ok....let's settle this one once and for all. The Virginia Tech mascot: The Hokie Bird, is *not* a castrated turkey. Hokie is just a nonsense word from a cheer that a Tech student wrote back in the early days of Tech. The our mascot is a turkey, known as the Hokie (note this is Hokie -- as in Virginia Tech, not "Hokey" -- as in fake or insincere.) I don't really know where all of this mess came from in the first place (though I suspect it was from our good friends at the University of Virginia, or West Virginia U), but I wanted to set the record straight -- particularly with you California types who don't likely know much about Tech to start with. Jack ___________________________________________________________________________ Jack Mitchell "When the imagination is playing its highest P.O. Box 787 game, it is important not to let it come out Blacksburg, VA 24063 into the open, lest reason should say 'Nonsense' Phone: (540) 552-4473 and the tension be lost." Email: jamitch3@vt.edu --from A Stranger at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:14:16 -0700 From: "Mark" Subject: Re: Mascots You tell 'em Jack! I'm out in Denver, but also from Virginia Tech. I get the same out here man. Know one knows the power of the Hokie, they simply don't understand it. I guess they haven't felt the power of a Virginia Tech ass-whoppin'. And plus, they obviously haven't been to an EFO show at Tech. Cause we all know that since Julie's from our school, her and the guys save up for Blacksburg shows to really have fun, get loaded, and jam out, etc. The shows at South Main and Pedro's that I've been to in my time have been the best ever! Mark Hojegian Ex-Blacksburg, Richmond, DC native Denver, CO - ---------- > From: Jack Mitchell > To: Zonker629@aol.com; edheads@efohio.com > Subject: Mascots > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:43 PM > > At 08:24 AM 2/24/99 EST, you wrote: > >I now know more > > about castrated mascots, > > > Ok....let's settle this one once and for all. The Virginia Tech mascot: > The Hokie Bird, is *not* a castrated turkey. Hokie is just a nonsense word > from a cheer that a Tech student wrote back in the early days of Tech. The > our mascot is a turkey, known as the Hokie (note this is Hokie -- as in > Virginia Tech, not "Hokey" -- as in fake or insincere.) I don't really > know where all of this mess came from in the first place (though I suspect > it was from our good friends at the University of Virginia, or West > Virginia U), but I wanted to set the record straight -- particularly with > you California types who don't likely know much about Tech to start with. > > > > Jack > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Jack Mitchell "When the imagination is playing its highest > P.O. Box 787 game, it is important not to let it come out > Blacksburg, VA 24063 into the open, lest reason should say 'Nonsense' > Phone: (540) 552-4473 and the tension be lost." > Email: jamitch3@vt.edu > --from A Stranger at Green Knowe > by L.M. Boston > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:21:47 -0500 From: "Kevin L. Wells" Subject: EFO: Re: Mascots Jack is right. From Virginia Tech's homepage (http://www.vt.edu:10021/ur/news/traditions.html) ============================ Here is the answer to the oft-posed questions, "What is a Hokie?" Contrary to what you may hear on CNN, ESPN, "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee", or the Ricki Lake Show, a Hokie is not a castrated turkey. Nor is it a turkey resembling Rodney Dangerfield and gaining no respect. The fact is that the word Hokie has nothing to do with a turkey at all. The word Hokie was made up by O.M. Stull (Class of 1896) during a spirit rally. In the late 1800's, the university changed its name from Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The original college cheer, which made reference to the original name of the institution, was no longer suitable. A spirit contest was held and Stull won a $5 prize for the cheer now known as Old Hokie: Hoki, Hoki, Hoki Hy! Tech! Tech! V.P.I Sola-Rex Sola-Rah Polytech-Vir-gin-i-a Rae, Ri, V.P.I. Team! Team! Team! Stull admits that he made up the word just to attract attention. The word has no hidden or symbolic meaning. However the word stuck and has been a part of Virginia Tech tradition ever since. Kevin L. Wells Virginia Tech Computer Engineering http://www.vt.edu:10021/K/kewells/ kwells@vt.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:15:28 -0600 From: Clayton Chilcoat Subject: EFO: Re: Mascots I was a Tech student for 9 years (oh, the stuff I could've learned had I not been at the river... I have no regrets) and now I'm a veterinarian. I can say without question that a Hokie is NOT a castrated turkey. Also, now that I'm stuck in the Midwest, I get to see EFO shows in places like Chicago and Indianapolis, and they're just not the same as a show at South Main. While I love the sit-down, sedate shows that I get to see here, they are completely different from the musical ass-stompin' EFO kicks out at a show at Tech. Not that I'm complaining, but the other people at the grown up shows probably get tired of listening to me sing along... very loud. Clay, The Hoosier Hokie At 08:14 AM 2/24/99 -0700, Mark wrote: >You tell 'em Jack! > >I'm out in Denver, but also from Virginia Tech. I get the same out here >man. Know one knows the power of the Hokie, they simply don't understand >it. I guess they haven't felt the power of a Virginia Tech ass-whoppin'. >And plus, they obviously haven't been to an EFO show at Tech. Cause we all >know that since Julie's from our school, her and the guys save up for >Blacksburg shows to really have fun, get loaded, and jam out, etc. The >shows at South Main and Pedro's that I've been to in my time have been the >best ever! > >Mark Hojegian >Ex-Blacksburg, Richmond, DC native >Denver, CO > >---------- >> From: Jack Mitchell >> To: Zonker629@aol.com; edheads@efohio.com >> Subject: Mascots >> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:43 PM >> >> At 08:24 AM 2/24/99 EST, you wrote: >> >I now know more >> > about castrated mascots, >> >> >> Ok....let's settle this one once and for all. The Virginia Tech mascot: >> The Hokie Bird, is *not* a castrated turkey. Hokie is just a nonsense >word >> from a cheer that a Tech student wrote back in the early days of Tech. >The >> our mascot is a turkey, known as the Hokie (note this is Hokie -- as in >> Virginia Tech, not "Hokey" -- as in fake or insincere.) I don't really >> know where all of this mess came from in the first place (though I >suspect >> it was from our good friends at the University of Virginia, or West >> Virginia U), but I wanted to set the record straight -- particularly with >> you California types who don't likely know much about Tech to start with. > >> >> >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >___________________________________________________________________________ >> Jack Mitchell "When the imagination is playing its highest >> P.O. Box 787 game, it is important not to let it come out >> Blacksburg, VA 24063 into the open, lest reason should say 'Nonsense' >> Phone: (540) 552-4473 and the tension be lost." >> Email: jamitch3@vt.edu >> --from A Stranger at Green Knowe >> by L.M. Boston >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------ End of edheads-digest V2 #39 ****************************