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  2. A movie about my university

    in Movies and TV

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    As you know I have signed my posts with Marshall University, 1972 or home of the Thundering Herd. On November 14, 1970 a plane carrying the Marshall football team and many team boosters, local business leaders and a number of the medical communtiy crashed as it approached the airport in Huntington, West Virginia. All were lost. At the time i was a junior at Marshall.

    I worked as the play by play anouncer for the campus radio station. A couple of months earlier I along with the station manager were given the opportunity to be on that plane,but we decided that we would wait and see if the basketball team got in a post season tournament and travel to that rather than take the flight with the football team to East Carolina University.

    To make a long a painfull story short, the football program had to start from scratch beginning in 1971. It was a long and painfull journey that had many pitfalls along the way.

    Hollywood and Warner Brothers studios have taken on the task of portraying Marshall's rise from the ashes.

    Matthew McConaughey will the play the part of coach Lengyle who took over as the coach to rebulid the team. Rumor has it that Matt Damon will play assistant coach Red Dawson who didn't take the ill fated flight becauase he was on a recruiting trip. Another key figure will a young player by the name of Nate Ruffing who didn't make the trip because he was injured. Nate passed away a couple of years ago from cancer. Nate is buried in the cemetery along side several of his brothers in arms that went down that cold and dreary November night. The cemetery can be seen from my house.

    I am praying that Hollywood does this justice. There is hardly anyone in this town over 50 that this tragedy hasn't effected in some way. Some a lot more tragicly than others.

    Well that's my story

    rtstuff

    Marshall University, 1971

    Home of the Thundering Herd.

  4. Fads

    in Random Thoughts

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    Bonimo sp? Turkish Taffy, Man I loved vanilla and bananna. You could slam it on your old wooden top desk at school and it would crack up into smaller pieces that were easier to eat.

    Speaking of candy I loved the sour apple and sour grape balls that you could chew as bubble gum after you crunched on them for a while.

    What about those little wax shaped bottles that had colored flavored liquid in them?

    Do they still make this stuff?

    rtstuff

    Home of the Thundering Herd

  5. Prayers needed

    in Random Thoughts

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    Guys and Gals I am not sure if there is any appropriate place on this forum to post this message. I thought perhaps random thoughts might be the closest to being a good spot for this.

    My very good friend just had a tumor removed from the bone in his right arm. Right now we are waiting for the pathology report to come back on this coming Thursday. Him and his wife are special friends to my wife and I.

    Any and all prayers would be greatly appreciated for my friend Bernie. I didn't think it could hurt to have people from all over the world saying a little prayer for my buddy.

    Thanks so much

    Tom

    aka, rtstuff

    Home of the Thundering Herd.

  11. Who gives you chills?

    in Music Discussion

    Posted

    Definitely Jay Black and Cara Mia

    Bobby Hatfield Unchained Melody

    Dennis Yost and the Classic's IV

    The Beatles Let it Be

    Don Mclean American Pie

    Santo and Johnny Sleep Walking This brings me to tears every time I watch La Bamba and they play this in the last scene when the news comes out about the plane crash with Buddy, and the Big Bopper.

    rtstuff

    Marshall University, 1971

  12. This Is Totaling Amazing

    in Questions and Answers

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    Hey Jimmy 1104

    I think one of the concerns that schools have today is with the number of kids that are getting down right obese. That number is starting to escalate. This number is starting to get larger at much younger age.

    In West Virginia the state department of education is altering their lunch offerings by cutting down on the portions that are offered. Soda machines are turned off at certain times of the day. So there is a move to address the obese issue. As far as socialization I don't know of any programs that are out there to target this issue. My school encourages kids to get involved in clubs and activities.

    So many high school kids work now days after school so this knocks them out to participating. On the other hand I guess work could be considered as a type of socialization. Also in my school we have a fairly large population of rural kids that have to ride a bus home every evening. This eliminates many from taking part in after school activities.

    rtstuff

    Marshall University, 1971

  15. This Is Totaling Amazing

    in Questions and Answers

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    Hey Jimmy 1104 I am a high school teacher and when I ask kids what they are going to do over the summer I either get "play on my computer" or "go to the mall". A few kids, but it seems like that number is getting smaller, actually are involved in activities that take them outside.

    Heck when I was growing up in the late 50's and 60's the only time we were at home in the summer was to eat our meals. We were out from daylight to sundown involved in some sort of outdoor activity. I lived near a wooded area so us kids were always playing in the woods. One thing though our parents,in my case my mom, because my dad worked a night shift always knew where we were.

    Yes computers are neat, but I think many kids are missing out on many activities and socialization opportunities.

    rtsutff

    Marshall University, 1971

  16. America back at it

    in Music News

    Posted

    I heard the other day that the recording group America is back in the recording studio.

    A Horse With NO Name has a lot of signifcance for me. It was played a lot in the winter of 1972 when I was doing Army basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

    I understand that they did a lot of their early recordings in England while members of their families were stationed there as service men.

    Hey RonJonSurfer is Fort Dix still standing?

    I stayed a many of weekends at the little motel right across from the air base in Wrightstown New Jersey. I can't think of the base right off hand.

    It was real active during that time. A lot of flights leaving for South Viet Nam.

    rtstuff

    Marshall University, 1971

  18. This Is Totaling Amazing

    in Questions and Answers

    Posted

    I wasn't sure what forum to make this post so I thought I would stick it right here.

    In all my life I would have never thought that one day I would be discussing with people from all over the world the topic of music or for that matter conversing about any topic with folks from every location on Mother Earth all by the touch of a button.

    I am 56 from a small town in the small state of West Virginia. Some people here in the states think we are still a part of Virginia. I am discussing rock music with people from Ireland, Australia and the four conners of the earth.

    Damn this just amazes me to this day even though I have been at this computer stuff for a number of years now.

    Sorry if this post was inapropriate for this forum. I just wanted folks to know how astounding all this is to me.

    rtstuff

    Marshall University 1971

    Huntington, West Virginia.

  23. Most Ethereal Songs

    in Music Discussion

    Posted

    Hey Blind-Fitter.

    If you listen to Brothers In Arms it sort of has that whispy sound of wind sweeping over a battle field.

    Check out these hevenly lyrics

    Now the sun's gone to hell and the moon lights riding high.

    Let me bid you farewell, everyman has to die.

    But its written in the starlight and everyline in your palm

    We are fools to make war on our brothers in arm.

    Not to argue with you,but that has some heavenly meanings. By the way I agree with your Enya comments. She is one of my wife's favorites.

    rtstuff

    Marshall University, 1971

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