Those are the things I remember about my first homecoming in the Fall of 1983. Well, those and the personal, one on one "line-up" Ray gave me outside the tent sheltering construction of the homecoming float. While dozens worked stuffing tissues into chicken wire that cold night, several of TN Gamma's finest engineers were hard at work on the derby car. No one seemed concerned about the combined effects of tissue paper, propane heaters and the epoxy being used on the car. If I recall, the parachute the guys installed on the car worked but it didn't keep John Washington from taking a tumble during the race. The attached photo shows Kaminsky coming to his rescue. While the mixed aroma of propane, beer and epoxy have long faded, the words of "encouragement" from Ray still ring in my ears, and I am forever grateful for having heard them.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Kegs, Propane Heaters, Crepe Paper and Epoxy.
Those are the things I remember about my first homecoming in the Fall of 1983. Well, those and the personal, one on one "line-up" Ray gave me outside the tent sheltering construction of the homecoming float. While dozens worked stuffing tissues into chicken wire that cold night, several of TN Gamma's finest engineers were hard at work on the derby car. No one seemed concerned about the combined effects of tissue paper, propane heaters and the epoxy being used on the car. If I recall, the parachute the guys installed on the car worked but it didn't keep John Washington from taking a tumble during the race. The attached photo shows Kaminsky coming to his rescue. While the mixed aroma of propane, beer and epoxy have long faded, the words of "encouragement" from Ray still ring in my ears, and I am forever grateful for having heard them.
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