I'm really bad at throwing away gifts even if they sucked which is why somewhere I still have a spangly cushion cover that's a picture of Jeff Goldblum and a notebook with a cover picture of David Hasselhoff (both "novelty" gifts from my brother)
I feel like your children could probably use the Jeff Goldblum cushion cover for a white elephant gift, and you can use the Hasselhoff journal for a Berlin Wall anniversary gift.
I am looking at a closet packed with business suits, sport coats, button down dress shirts, and other things that now seem like anachronisms now that our office has gone hybrid home/office with a definite skew toward Covid Casual. I'm thinking that there is a good chance that the next time I wear one of those suits is when I'm buried in it.
I'm starting to think of just wearing my button downs etc like I'm going to the office in the interests of convincing myself that I'm at work. Also because otherwise they're just taking up space.
i cleared all that out a couple years after i stopped working in finance as my daily work outfit transitioned to jeans/t-shirt as i was working in tech.
i did however recently buy a jacket/slack and stuff for nicer occasions since all the previous stuff was so dated. it has been good for things like weddings, funerals, the random nice night out w/ the wife.
Pre-covid I always wore slacks and a long-sleeved button down shirt to work. I was usually one of the more formally dressed folks, as we were mostly scientists and engineers in my building. Now I rarely go into the office (maybe once every two months) and my wardrobe is much more casual: nice jeans and a short-sleeved collared shirt (usually with some small and subtle yet fun pattern like cactuses, ice cream cones, or robots).
That reminds me, I should go through my closet and give away most of the formal stuff I no longer wear.
Two good pairs of Sperrys, 3-4 pairs of jeans and 5-6 short sleeve button ups (thanks MIL!) and 3-4 long sleeve in winter. One good foul weather jacket (West Marine 3rd Reef), a good knit cap with a brim and 3 pairs of sailing gloves (3/4 fingers, 2 3/4 3 full and full finger).
My wife pointed out to me at one point that all my work jackets, bought many years ago, all had very wide lapels, that people stopped wearing. They were all in good condition, but consignment wouldn't take them, so off to donation they went.
I wore a tie when I taught full time. Now that I only teach one class a day I don't bother so I've got a closet full of ties, some I can't part with for sentimental reasons. Now only wear a tie a few times a year.
Still have a rack full of them on the inside of a closet door, from when work required them, and including a couple I inherited from my dad over 50 years ago. Haven't worn one 5 times in the last 10 years, though I actually really like a few of them.
I've got one suit that I got in 2004 when I last looked for a job (not getting one with someone I had previously worked with). I've probably worn it 15 times total. I have one less formal sport coat that I wear with a number of khakis for something that is less formal. I've probably worn that 20-30 times.
Last month I cleaned out a bunch of old lumber and other building supplies from under the stairs in the basement. I meant to go down there with the shop vac and clean up all the leftover dust and debris, but I haven't bothered. Oh well.
My mother passed away last week and my younger brother and his wife are moving into the house to live with our father. So we started to clean the house so they can move in. Found a bunch of boxes with my stuff in it, but I haven't really looked into them yet. They are just sitting in the living room.
Btw mother was 61 and I think that's still too young.
Here is a recommendation which may/may not be doable in your family. When my mother passed away, my wife and I went to her house. My wife did almost all the work, leaving only decision making to my step-father. Cleaning out a house can be a painful process - one where any article can prick your father's heart and bring memories flooding back. You're not throwing things out, but simply putting memories into boxes so that they can be emotionally and literally handled easier in the future.
My condolences on your loss. My mom is still plugging along at 84 and recovered from thyroid cancer radiation and surgery back in 2018. Seems to have more energy than I do these days. My Dad died in 2018 from lung cancer (long time smoker).
On this list is a four drawer filing cabinet that has a bunch of unneeded documents. How does one get to these things? Put it on the calendar like a date/hard commitment?
About $3k worth of furniture and textiles that my cat gave the "oh, you've left town? Let me show you how upset I am" treatment. She gets a cat sitter and/or a kitty hotel if we leave town now.
We have a four month old kitten wreaking havoc on all of our house plants. Nothing broken, just constant mess from the soil and plants with the equivalent of split ends.
Anyone with more than one cat in the house knows that the occasional spat or outright cat fight is going to happen. But sometimes it can be tricky to determine whether cats are fighting or just playing rough, because the interaction could feature trademark behaviors of both, according to a recent paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. It's even more challenging to tell whether the fight is just a squabble or a sign that the cats simply can't get along, thereby forcing hard decisions about how to separate the cats—or even whether it's possible to keep the cat(s) in question.
The Last of Us (S1 E3). A noted departure from the source material, but wow. I too don't throw out 19s too often, but this was a masterpiece. [(HBO, 19/19, WB).
was trying to watch w/ my daughter before their Feb break trip to Italy and Roman ruins. they promptly fell asleep but i ended up watching the movie over 2 days.
it is cool that the movie has an overture and an intermission ...
The first time I saw Ben Hur was on a major network telecast. I couldn't have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. Really interesting story. It is of a similar length to another biblical epic, The Ten Commandments, which also starred Charlton Heston in the lead role. Different directors, though (William Wyler and Cecile B. DeMille, respectively).
Even though it's been years since I saw it, a number of the scenes are fairly easy to recall, including the chariot race and the subsequent death scene where the tribune dies.
Ben Hur was the Best Picture for 1959 and won 11 Academy Awards, setting a record that has remained standing.
I prefer the silent version from 1925. I know many people can't/won't watch silent films but there are a lot of great pre-talkies and Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ is one of them. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016641/
I DVR'd Gladiator a couple of nights ago but haven't watched it. These days I'm less inclined to see violence on the big screen, and there is plenty of it in the film. With regard to Ben-Hur the chariot race is still pretty good.
High school musical cancelled because two characters in it were gay. Wh... who's going to tell them about what it's like being in a vocal singing program?
It must be helpful for him to have the cover of "I'm just opposed to affirmative action" as your cover for "I oppose the promotion of ethnic minorities and women because I think think they're not as good," even if it's just a different way of saying the same thing.
This could have gone disastrously in sooo many ways. Tears up a lot of equipment at a minimum. This is a spectacular stunt that we don't need at any level, but its also the kind of thing the reckless end of race tactics NASCAR has encouraged for the sake of audience appeal was bound to bring on.
I'd argue Mike Evans and Dominic Smith did a better job of getting Leftwich fired than Brady...hell, Byron did a great job of getting himself fired. Bruce Arians is the brains there.
I'm not really sure that anything related to Everton belongs in a category called "professional," but they were the only team in the premiere league to have a net departure of players during the January transfer window because they didn't actually bring in anyone new. But they hired a new coach whose signature moves are stone age tactics and making the players run a lot. What could go wrong?
I'd be interested to know more about his recruiting timeline. Did he blow up late with all the big time offers? And were they even actionable? He essentially wasted his OVs on Middle Tennesse St, Utah ST, USF in November/December.
Agreed. I have two nephews that transferred from ARC. The older transferred to SDSU and (he played with Jordan Kunaszyk at ARC), just before the transfer portal changes. The younger is playing in the transfer era and after not getting a whole lot of interest, transferred to UTEP for fall '22. I'm not a great judge of O line talent, but the younger nephew played like a stud. It's hard for me to think he would not have had more interest if not for the transfer portal.
LS David Bird, who previously committed, signs. Cal now has three LS, including two highly rated ones. IMHO, this looks like an indictment against Arguello - who somehow lost 10 pounds to 185 over the winter.
When the Straw Hat Band marched into Harmon before games, one of the paths to our seats was in front of the Cal bench. If Lou was nearby, he would usually smack the male Band members on the butt for encouragement. Many of us fought to make sure that we were in that line. He always understood how important it was to have great student, Band and fan involvement, especially in such a small gym (as it was back in the day). He also appreciated the enthusiasm of the students.
Does the SHB still march in? Last few times they were already in the baseline bleachers, but that might have been that the last few times I've been it was during break.
during those years it was pretty cool when the student section at Harmon was court-side and you had to line up a bit before the game to grab a good seat in the first few rows.
is is still that way?
there were a couple games where the waiting might have exceeded a couple hours and we might have taken turns standing in line. HAG will remember the exact games better.
The student section is still on the sideline, but certainly not tight on the sidelines like it was. I don't think getting into that section is competitive at all. Knowlton has drained all of the last enthusiasm from the program, including mine.
Did not think it was possible to get a worse combo than Mike Williams and Wyking Jones, but Jim Knowlton and Mark Fox have been complete and total disasters.
Knowlton finally blocked me on Twitter for letting him know he should be ashamed of himself for the job he is doing.
Over 5 days, the score is:
Tracy Sinkhole 2 - Locals with Freedoms 0
https://www.kron4.com/news/photos-driver-ignores-signs-crashes-truck-into-tracy-sinkhole/
Sinkhole 2, assholes -2 vehicles
lol
theres a giant hole on Mines Road between Livermore and Tracy too
Btw I'm back but have COVID
20 years ago today, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvncYZFSnds
Sad
The thing you haven't thrown away
I'm really bad at throwing away gifts even if they sucked which is why somewhere I still have a spangly cushion cover that's a picture of Jeff Goldblum and a notebook with a cover picture of David Hasselhoff (both "novelty" gifts from my brother)
I feel like your children could probably use the Jeff Goldblum cushion cover for a white elephant gift, and you can use the Hasselhoff journal for a Berlin Wall anniversary gift.
Pork loin
This recipe is pretty good: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/balsamic-glazed-pork-tenderloin/
Work clothes
I am looking at a closet packed with business suits, sport coats, button down dress shirts, and other things that now seem like anachronisms now that our office has gone hybrid home/office with a definite skew toward Covid Casual. I'm thinking that there is a good chance that the next time I wear one of those suits is when I'm buried in it.
I'm starting to think of just wearing my button downs etc like I'm going to the office in the interests of convincing myself that I'm at work. Also because otherwise they're just taking up space.
When I left Shanghai, I got rid of 6 suits and like 15 dress shirts.
I have 3 blazers and probably 10 dress shirts and like 10 ties left.
i cleared all that out a couple years after i stopped working in finance as my daily work outfit transitioned to jeans/t-shirt as i was working in tech.
i did however recently buy a jacket/slack and stuff for nicer occasions since all the previous stuff was so dated. it has been good for things like weddings, funerals, the random nice night out w/ the wife.
For me it's the Opera shows (expensive).
Pre-covid I always wore slacks and a long-sleeved button down shirt to work. I was usually one of the more formally dressed folks, as we were mostly scientists and engineers in my building. Now I rarely go into the office (maybe once every two months) and my wardrobe is much more casual: nice jeans and a short-sleeved collared shirt (usually with some small and subtle yet fun pattern like cactuses, ice cream cones, or robots).
That reminds me, I should go through my closet and give away most of the formal stuff I no longer wear.
Slacks and short sleeved collared shirt was usually my thing in the office (before I got laid off, that is).
Yeah I am in same boat. Used to wear b casual everyday and now I either wear jeans or if I am going to court I wear a suit.
Two good pairs of Sperrys, 3-4 pairs of jeans and 5-6 short sleeve button ups (thanks MIL!) and 3-4 long sleeve in winter. One good foul weather jacket (West Marine 3rd Reef), a good knit cap with a brim and 3 pairs of sailing gloves (3/4 fingers, 2 3/4 3 full and full finger).
Also rain pants that get used ~4x per year and wool socks for winter sailing
My wife pointed out to me at one point that all my work jackets, bought many years ago, all had very wide lapels, that people stopped wearing. They were all in good condition, but consignment wouldn't take them, so off to donation they went.
I wore a tie when I taught full time. Now that I only teach one class a day I don't bother so I've got a closet full of ties, some I can't part with for sentimental reasons. Now only wear a tie a few times a year.
Still have a rack full of them on the inside of a closet door, from when work required them, and including a couple I inherited from my dad over 50 years ago. Haven't worn one 5 times in the last 10 years, though I actually really like a few of them.
I'm a software engineer so shorts and t-shirt. And jeans and t-shirt in the winter. Work work from home, it's more of the same.
I've got one suit that I got in 2004 when I last looked for a job (not getting one with someone I had previously worked with). I've probably worn it 15 times total. I have one less formal sport coat that I wear with a number of khakis for something that is less formal. I've probably worn that 20-30 times.
Old: Suits every day early in career, I accumulated around 50 ties...
Medium: Dotcom era, khakis or black slacks with a french blue shirt. sometimes the all-black look with turtleneck
Medium to Semi-recent: Jeans and a stylish hoodie or zip sweatshirt
Recent: Whatever I feel like, sometimes a sport coat and jeans for meetings
The thing you haven’t cleaned up
Last month I cleaned out a bunch of old lumber and other building supplies from under the stairs in the basement. I meant to go down there with the shop vac and clean up all the leftover dust and debris, but I haven't bothered. Oh well.
Under house storage. Need to either rent a small dumpster or do 4 weeks of bulk item pick ups
My mother passed away last week and my younger brother and his wife are moving into the house to live with our father. So we started to clean the house so they can move in. Found a bunch of boxes with my stuff in it, but I haven't really looked into them yet. They are just sitting in the living room.
Btw mother was 61 and I think that's still too young.
Sorry to hear that. That is far too young.
I am so, so sorry for your loss.
Here is a recommendation which may/may not be doable in your family. When my mother passed away, my wife and I went to her house. My wife did almost all the work, leaving only decision making to my step-father. Cleaning out a house can be a painful process - one where any article can prick your father's heart and bring memories flooding back. You're not throwing things out, but simply putting memories into boxes so that they can be emotionally and literally handled easier in the future.
Thank you for the suggestions.
My condolences on your mother's passing. Sorry to hear of your loss.
gone too soon. May her memory be a blessing
Thoughts are with you JB. So sorry to hear this news.
That sucks, sorry to hear that!
My mom dying back in 1998 made me very sad. Surgery in 1969 was why she had heart issues.
That's a long battle she fought and lived. 20 years.
My mom had first cancer surgery 4 years ago and had many surgeries and chemo's since then but ultimately could not stop it from spreading.
My condolences on your loss. My mom is still plugging along at 84 and recovered from thyroid cancer radiation and surgery back in 2018. Seems to have more energy than I do these days. My Dad died in 2018 from lung cancer (long time smoker).
Sorry for your loss Justbear.
Sorry for your loss. Your mom was younger than me so I concur that it was too soon. Hope you find comfort in her memory.
Sorry to hear about your mom JustBear.
I'm so sorry for your loss <3
Very sorry for your loss.
61 is much too young. My wife died at 65, also too young. It was a long time before I was able to open boxes with her things.
On this list is a four drawer filing cabinet that has a bunch of unneeded documents. How does one get to these things? Put it on the calendar like a date/hard commitment?
The thing your pet broke
About $3k worth of furniture and textiles that my cat gave the "oh, you've left town? Let me show you how upset I am" treatment. She gets a cat sitter and/or a kitty hotel if we leave town now.
We gave up on long stem glassware years ago after our pit's tail would take them out regularly.
skin
Lost track of the number of charging and other cords a cat we had for years damaged or destroyed in one way or another.
We have a four month old kitten wreaking havoc on all of our house plants. Nothing broken, just constant mess from the soil and plants with the equivalent of split ends.
Pounce
Just last night I read an article relevant to this topic...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/watching-youtube-cat-videos-for-science-are-those-cats-playing-or-fighting/
Anyone with more than one cat in the house knows that the occasional spat or outright cat fight is going to happen. But sometimes it can be tricky to determine whether cats are fighting or just playing rough, because the interaction could feature trademark behaviors of both, according to a recent paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. It's even more challenging to tell whether the fight is just a squabble or a sign that the cats simply can't get along, thereby forcing hard decisions about how to separate the cats—or even whether it's possible to keep the cat(s) in question.
Pownce, a failed Twitter competitor from way back in the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pownce
DBD AV CLUB
The Last of Us (S1 E3). A noted departure from the source material, but wow. I too don't throw out 19s too often, but this was a masterpiece. [(HBO, 19/19, WB).
It was a solid pull on the heartstrings and a great demonstration of Nick Offerman's range. 19/19
Watched the first episode of Cunk on Earth last night on Netflix. Hilarious. Curious to see if it remains funny over all five episodes.
Ben-Hur
was trying to watch w/ my daughter before their Feb break trip to Italy and Roman ruins. they promptly fell asleep but i ended up watching the movie over 2 days.
it is cool that the movie has an overture and an intermission ...
The first time I saw Ben Hur was on a major network telecast. I couldn't have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. Really interesting story. It is of a similar length to another biblical epic, The Ten Commandments, which also starred Charlton Heston in the lead role. Different directors, though (William Wyler and Cecile B. DeMille, respectively).
Even though it's been years since I saw it, a number of the scenes are fairly easy to recall, including the chariot race and the subsequent death scene where the tribune dies.
Ben Hur was the Best Picture for 1959 and won 11 Academy Awards, setting a record that has remained standing.
It's . . . not that great a movie, except for the chariot race which is great. I prefer Spartacus.
Spartacus is a truly great movie.
Bull.
Spartacus is good.
Ben Hur is great.
;-)
An all time classic. One of my favorites.
We watched for the first time in class in junior high school.
This is like training for the generation of short attention spans.
I prefer the silent version from 1925. I know many people can't/won't watch silent films but there are a lot of great pre-talkies and Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ is one of them. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016641/
I DVR'd Gladiator a couple of nights ago but haven't watched it. These days I'm less inclined to see violence on the big screen, and there is plenty of it in the film. With regard to Ben-Hur the chariot race is still pretty good.
the chariot race is what i was trying to get my daughter to watch and then pair that w/ the pod racing scene from Star Wars Episode 1.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
High school musical cancelled because two characters in it were gay. Wh... who's going to tell them about what it's like being in a vocal singing program?
https://fox8.com/news/local-high-school-musical-abruptly-halted-deemed-vulgar/
Gays? In theater? Perish the thought!
Nathan Lane would never!
Screw this guy with a cactus, seriously.
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1620453179207913475
I hate Mitch McConnell as much as I've ever hated any politician. Despicable human being.
I can't hate him as much as I hate Trump.
It must be helpful for him to have the cover of "I'm just opposed to affirmative action" as your cover for "I oppose the promotion of ethnic minorities and women because I think think they're not as good," even if it's just a different way of saying the same thing.
SMDH. These people, I tell ya.
https://twitter.com/GaryPetersonUSA/status/1620064636644249600
Mediocre art about mediocre men for mediocre people
PRO
NASCAR bans the Ross Chastain wall ride. Cowards.
https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-bans-ross-chastain-wall-ride-martinsville/10426712/
This could have gone disastrously in sooo many ways. Tears up a lot of equipment at a minimum. This is a spectacular stunt that we don't need at any level, but its also the kind of thing the reckless end of race tactics NASCAR has encouraged for the sake of audience appeal was bound to bring on.
49ers DC DeMeco Ryans to Texans
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35564183/sources-texans-hire-49ers-dc-demeco-ryans-head-coach
Everyone knew he was getting an offer. Good luck to him.
More than earned his chance though good luck with that team.
Baltimore Ravens are sending a QB to the Pro Bowl. No, not him. Hint: he has 2 TDs and 3 INTs this year.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35563722/qbs-tyler-huntley-trevor-lawrence-added-pro-bowl-rosters
[ESPN] Sean Payton to Broncos
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35564875/sources-broncos-finalizing-deal-saints-sean-payton
Tom Brady retires. Again. Minus Gisele.
https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1620772095889403905
Brady came back, got divorced and got his OC Leftwich fired. Mighty MAGA of him.
I'd argue Mike Evans and Dominic Smith did a better job of getting Leftwich fired than Brady...hell, Byron did a great job of getting himself fired. Bruce Arians is the brains there.
I'm not really sure that anything related to Everton belongs in a category called "professional," but they were the only team in the premiere league to have a net departure of players during the January transfer window because they didn't actually bring in anyone new. But they hired a new coach whose signature moves are stone age tactics and making the players run a lot. What could go wrong?
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
DeSantis installs new MAGA Board of Trustees of New College of Florida - a public university. They're now cleaning house and making it anti-woke. JFC.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/31/florida-new-college-conservative-trustees-00080541
Mack Brown complains about scheduling. Water is wet. The Pope is Catholic.
https://tarheelswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/31/uncs-mack-brown-on-2023-schedule-it-didnt-do-us-any-favors-i-didnt-think-it-was-fair/
Jaden Rashada signs with ASU. Methinks ASU won't be the last commitment he makes: https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/story/_/id/35565863/jaden-rashada-picks-arizona-st-decommitting-florida
Guarantee he will transfer in the next 2-3 years
It's a lock.
But ASU bowls next year.
Can Pyne return to Portal?
CAL
Panda Express coming to Southside
https://twitter.com/dailycal/status/1620894634414153750
ASU gets: Rashada
Cal gets: Panda Express
Ah fuck it, I’ll take it
We've got an offensive lineman incoming! https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIAPG3LwWm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Go Bears!!!
ICYMI: Teri McKeever canned.
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/breaking-news-cal-fires-long-term
Signing Day
Marquis Montgomery (3-star JUCO WR) commits to Cal and signs.
https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1620803345060593666
6'5" 205 WR. #3 JUCO WR. He had more than 40 offers.
http://www.hudl.com/v/2JFspR
Got some size at the WR position...and deep:
Montgomery 6'5"
Starling 6'4"
Christakos 6'4"
Hightower 6'3"
Plummer 6'3"
J Hunter 6'2"
N Hunter 6'2"
Mavin 6'0"
Monroe 6'0"
JR Baker 5'11"
But other than Baker, do we have any speed? These guys are all big, physical kids, but will any of them have the ability to get open?
Who's going to be the quick, possession type guy
Hope they can learn to block too.
I'd be interested to know more about his recruiting timeline. Did he blow up late with all the big time offers? And were they even actionable? He essentially wasted his OVs on Middle Tennesse St, Utah ST, USF in November/December.
Looks decent, especially given the offer list. Spavital needs lots of receivers so he'll get his touches.
Nice one!
Big dude.
Jaivian Thomas, the incoming freshman RB, signs.
https://twitter.com/JaivianThomas/status/1620875938782388225
3-star JUCO OT Martin Tine (6'7" 315 lb East LA CC) commits and signs with Cal.
https://twitter.com/calfootball/status/1620809219833475073
It seems like JUCO recruiting just isn’t what it once was, it’s nice to see us using that resource for two players.
Agreed. I have two nephews that transferred from ARC. The older transferred to SDSU and (he played with Jordan Kunaszyk at ARC), just before the transfer portal changes. The younger is playing in the transfer era and after not getting a whole lot of interest, transferred to UTEP for fall '22. I'm not a great judge of O line talent, but the younger nephew played like a stud. It's hard for me to think he would not have had more interest if not for the transfer portal.
Looks decent and I think has full eligibility despite playing 2 Juco seasons?
He's very large and presumably his experience will shorten the learning curve. Not sure why he went Juco route though.
Wow! Finally got some help on the O-Line this recruiting cycle. Bout damn time.
Let's get more. These guys have been hiding out in the weeds I guess.
Pretty much its been crickets from the Cal camp regarding O-line additions....
Quiet period now. It's going to be quiet until March.
LS David Bird, who previously committed, signs. Cal now has three LS, including two highly rated ones. IMHO, this looks like an indictment against Arguello - who somehow lost 10 pounds to 185 over the winter.
https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1620801493665468416
Bears hibernate?
You know what they say, you can never have too many long snappers. (BTW, do we have a short snapper?)
We have had snappers who have done both long and short for the last three personnel cycles: Northnagle, Vera, Zellers.
Do we have an extra long snapper?
Yes.
Former Cal Coach Lou Campanelli Passes Away
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/former-cal-coach-lou-campanelli-passes
he was the coach the entire time i was at Cal ..
Sport coat, tie, and the pacing on the sideline. Am I remembering it correctly that he a lucky corduroy jacket that he wore for a winning streak?
Wait. I think it was velour.
Same here.
When the Straw Hat Band marched into Harmon before games, one of the paths to our seats was in front of the Cal bench. If Lou was nearby, he would usually smack the male Band members on the butt for encouragement. Many of us fought to make sure that we were in that line. He always understood how important it was to have great student, Band and fan involvement, especially in such a small gym (as it was back in the day). He also appreciated the enthusiasm of the students.
Does the SHB still march in? Last few times they were already in the baseline bleachers, but that might have been that the last few times I've been it was during break.
they still march in
source: went to the Women's Game last week.
I think Lou broke the UCLA streak, big article in SI on the victory.
He did. I was there. A memorable Saturday afternoon.
And he was wearing the lucky velvet sport coat.
Nobody
Beats
Cal (52 times in a row)
during those years it was pretty cool when the student section at Harmon was court-side and you had to line up a bit before the game to grab a good seat in the first few rows.
is is still that way?
there were a couple games where the waiting might have exceeded a couple hours and we might have taken turns standing in line. HAG will remember the exact games better.
The student section is still on the sideline, but certainly not tight on the sidelines like it was. I don't think getting into that section is competitive at all. Knowlton has drained all of the last enthusiasm from the program, including mine.
Did not think it was possible to get a worse combo than Mike Williams and Wyking Jones, but Jim Knowlton and Mark Fox have been complete and total disasters.
Knowlton finally blocked me on Twitter for letting him know he should be ashamed of himself for the job he is doing.
He blocked you?! 😂
If he blocked you, that means he read your comment! Success!!!!
Exactly!!
I took great pleasure in my martyrdom!!
He did. What a clown.
The students haven't stood directly on the sideline since it became Haas
The Cal band always played "Louie, Louie" for him.
It did. It was fun to go to the basketball games during those years. Not sure if it is fun anymore.
Narrators voice: it is not.