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(97.103.95.228) on 10/17/2011 - 10:36 a.m. says: ( 26 views
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"I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN AUBURN, MY DAD TAUGHT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING "
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THERE, AND I WENT TO MY FIRST FOOTBALL GAME, AGAINST LSU IN 1970.  WE LOST.  IN THE RAIN.  POURING RAIN, SHEETS OF RAIN, CADDYSHACK RAIN.  I WAS HOOKED ON AUBURN FOOTBALL FROM THAT MOMENT.  I TOOK TICKETS FOR THE LIONS CLUB TO GET INTO THE GAMES FOR FREE, AND WENT TO AUBURN PAYING MY OWN WAY EVEN THOUGH I WAS A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR AND COULD HAVE GOTTEN A FREE RIDE TO HARVARD, YALE, ETC.  AUBURN DIDNT GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON MERIT UNDER DR. PHILPOTT-HE WAS DEAD SET AGAINST IT-THEY WERE ONLY GIVEN BASED ON NEED.  THEY ALSO DID NOT GIVE ANY DISCOUNT ON TUITION FOR KIDS OF FACULTY MEMBERS.  I AM THE ONLY KID IN MY FAMILY WHO WENT TO AUBURN.  I WORKED FIVE DIFFERENT JOBS TO GO TO AUBURN.  MY EDUCATION AT AUBURN IS ONE OF THE THINGS IN MY LIFE OF WHICH I AM MOST PROUD.  I AM CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WITH THE FORMER OWNERS OF LIPSCOMB DRUGS, TOOMERS DRUGS, WARES JEWELERS, AND JOHNSTON & MALONE.  I WAS BORN @ EAMC WHEN IT WAS LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL AND HAD ONLY THREE FLOORS AND 32 ROOMS.  IT COST MY PARENTS $125 TO HAVE ME.  I LIVED IN AUBURN WHEN THE POPULATION WAS ABOUT 15000 AND WHEN SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION THE POPULATION OF THE TOWN WENT TO 37000.  IN THE SUMMERS IT WAS SO QUIET.  I WENT TO AUBURN WHEN THERE WERE FREE MOVIES AT LANGDON HALL, BASKETBALL GAMES IN THE BARN, AND FREE SPEAKERS AND BANDS AT THE BARN-I SAW ROD SERLING AND LEONARD NIMOY THERE, AND SAW AND HEARD TELLURIDE MULTIPLE TIMES THERE.  I USEED TO BE ABLE TO RIDE MY BICYCLE TO THE OLD KROGER ON GAY STREET AFTER GAMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND GO ROLL DR. JAMES FOY'S FRONT YARD WITH TOILET PAPER.  HE ALWAYS SAW US AND NEVER SAID A WORD-I THINK HE LIKED IT.  I WAS THERE WHEN THE KOPPER KETTLE EXPLODED.  WE ALWAYS ATE MARYLAND CHICKEN COOKED BY ELDER BROOKS AT THE FACULTY CAFETERIA EVERY SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH.  ONE YEAR MEMBERS OF MY HIGH SCHOOL BAND GOT TOGETHER AND DURING CHRISTMAS SERENADED DR. PHILPOTT WITH CHRISTMAS CAROLS.  AUBURN IS MY HOMETOWN AND WHERE MY HEART RESIDES.  THE AUBURN CREED SAYS IT ALL FOR ME:  I BELIEVE IN AUBURN AND LOVE IT 
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