[Husker] More Data

[Rod Wellman]

On Jan 9, 2007, at 8:41 PM, Steve wrote:

> OK.  So y'all might enjoy this.  Today I wore my Florida Gator cap  
> to work.
> I was tired of listening to all of the crap about how great the Big  
> TelEveN
> is.  Our VP of Sales graduated from Thee Ohio State  
> University...whoopee!
>
> The hat was in pretty good condition!  The hat was a gift from a  
> Gator fan
> who tossed his allegiance while walking down the ramps at the  
> Fiesta Bowl
> back in 1996.  Never had much reason to wear the darn hat, but I  
> was just
> glad that I remembered what closet it was in collecting dust.  I got a
> t-shirt from a Hurricane fan after the Orange Bowl.  Couldn't talk  
> any of
> the Volunteers out of anything!

I wonder if this effort (which I also have participated in over the  
years) to talk the opposition out of their apparel is a distinctly  
Nebraska thing?  I too, had no luck in getting the Tennessee fans to  
part with anything.  I even tried to swap them "even up" for a  
Nebraska pull-over jacket to no avail.  Fans of other schools seem  
ready to give me things.  Usually I just hang onto them for the trip  
home and then discard them shortly thereafter...or use them as a  
painter's shirt.

I'm 40, been on the list since way back...don't remember exactly when  
I joined, but it had to be in'94 or '95.  I was born/raised near  
David City, NE, went to Wayne State to college ('80 to '84) and ended  
up here in Sioux City shortly after.  I would have gone to UNL if not  
for two things:  1) WSC was more affordable and 2) actually had the  
better Broadcast Communications program at the time.   I've joked  
over the years that I'll have to move over to South Sioux City, NE  
soon so that I don't live in Iowa longer than I lived in Nebraska.   
But we just bought a different house in Sioux City, and I co-own a  
business that is in its 11th year (and will be my final career  
destination unless something unforeseen happens...knock on wood).  So  
I guess I'm stuck in Iowa.  Oh well, I'm about 10 minutes away from  
"The Good Life", just across the Missouri River.

I love this list and the information provided by other listers, most  
of whom know way more than I do.  Thanks to all those people and to  
Mike for giving us this resource!

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.

>
> ~~~
> I was born and raised in Nebraska, and have my degrees from  
> Creighton. I am
> soon going to be 43 years young.
>
> ~~~
> I can not thank Mike enough for tolerating the discussions that  
> sometimes go
> awry.  I've been on the list since 1997 when I moved to Illinois;  
> and part
> of my daily unwinding is to browse through the Husker List for the  
> latest
> news.  I was always taught to respect my elders, so it makes more  
> sense to
> me now when I reflect on the appreciation that I have for the  
> majority of my
> fellow listers.  LOL.
>
> ~~~
> I keep the season tickets that I've had since late 80's...West  
> Stadium,
> Section 30.  I think a Husker List tailgate fiesta would be neat  
> before a
> home game.
>
>
> Go Big Red!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve Gomez
> Loves Park, IL
> (deep behind enemy lines in Big TelEveN country)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On  
> Behalf Of
> Dick Karre
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:27 PM
> To: Husker List
> Subject: [Husker] More Data
>
> Now that we've all confessed our ages, let me suggest another topic.
> Where do we live? How many different states do our Listers reside in?
>
> I'll get it started; we have at least the following (most of these  
> have
> multiple residents, but I'll list only one; if I misplace someone, I'm
> sure you'll speak up):
>
> Arizona - Me
> Colorado - Me
> Illinois - Steve Gomez
> Indiana - Ted Heise
> Iowa - Chuck Knox
> Kansas - Bill Laughlin
> Maryland - Bill Smith
> Minnesota - Roger Lohr
> Nebraska - Duh
> New Mexico - Steve Stone
> New York - Scott Lawson
> Oklahoma - Kerry Hookstra
> Tennessee - John Kilmar
>
> Okay, where else do we live? Do we cover all fifty states? Once we
> finish this exercise, we'll have a group hug and sing a little  
> Kumbaya.
> -- 
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
>
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Rod Wellman
Sioux City, Ia.