craiga Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hey, BSTAR82, Do you have any pics of Boston from this same show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flugelswerebugels Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 1980 North Star in Cary, North Carolina Thanks Puppet. I'll get a lot more on here later. I remember that show - those woods in the background had the biggest wasps and beetles I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) The 1983 Colt contraline. Note section leader and soon to be Colt drum major, Bart Miller, on the left, acting gay and making fun of my side of the line, which for some unknown reason, was supposed to be funny back then. The guy all the way to the right was actually gay and died of AIDS a few years later. Look carefully to see my reaction to the whole carnival that year. Although we did take 22nd with a score of 60.6, it was a tough year. I hope the present day Colts appreciate all the work that the riverboat boys did to get them to where they are today. Edited April 10, 2009 by BigDale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The 1983 Colt contraline. Note section leader and soon to be Colt drum major, Bart Miller, on the left, acting gay and making fun of my side of the line, which for some unknown reason, was supposed to be funny back then. The guy all the way to the right was actually gay and died of AIDS a few years later. Look carefully to see my reaction to the whole carnival that year. Although we did take 22nd with a score of 60.6, it was a tough year. I hope the present day Colts appreciate all the work that the riverboat boys did to get them to where they are today. So you had white hair before you went salt and pepper? Is that kind of gay, too? And why was your gay contra guy not in the guard like all the rest. And why were they called gay? What is gay? What did they call the gay girls - girls? I'm rather confused about all this - wasn't there don't ask, don't tell? Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 So you had white hair before you went salt and pepper? Is that kind of gay, too? And why was your gay contra guy not in the guard like all the rest. And why were they called gay? What is gay? What did they call the gay girls - girls? I'm rather confused about all this - wasn't there don't ask, don't tell?Puppet OK. I am second from the right. We did not know he was gay when he marched, not that it mattered anyway--he was the best player in the line. He was a real Garfield fan, which to us was really... Not sure if you are serious or trying to be funny, but no humor is intended here. At all. TECBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerLegend Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The 1983 Colt contraline. Note section leader and soon to be Colt drum major, Bart Miller, on the left, acting gay and making fun of my side of the line, which for some unknown reason, was supposed to be funny back then. The guy all the way to the right was actually gay and died of AIDS a few years later. Look carefully to see my reaction to the whole carnival that year. Although we did take 22nd with a score of 60.6, it was a tough year. I hope the present day Colts appreciate all the work that the riverboat boys did to get them to where they are today. What ??????? So you had white hair before you went salt and pepper? Is that kind of gay, too? And why was your gay contra guy not in the guard like all the rest. And why were they called gay? What is gay? What did they call the gay girls - girls? I'm rather confused about all this - wasn't there don't ask, don't tell?Puppet I'm right there with you Puppet.....confused. How does one act gay? Can gays act straight? Are contras only gay? I hope it's ok that I have friends that I love and respect that are gay - but I don't call them out here - or any where else. Let his soul rest in peace. Maybe I am missing something? Maybe the post should be re-worded or deleted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) What ???????I'm right there with you Puppet.....confused. How does one act gay? Can gays act straight? Are contras only gay? I hope it's ok that I have friends that I love and respect that are gay - but I don't call them out here - or any where else. Let his soul rest in peace. Maybe I am missing something? Maybe the post should be re-worded or deleted... ok (lower case to indicate subservience) it was a joke - a bad joke - a run on the gay thing. Sorry. Some of the guys in my day thought that because the guys in my section were kind of geeky that we were (insert word here) - I'm going with "Out of focus!" of course back then there was another word which describes both genders of a sexual bent. And seriously (and politically!) I think that until they both unite under that one "H" word they will continue to go at cross purposes for themselves. We, and I mean that as Black Americans, are still living with that one - ever taken a survey? "Are you Black, not Hispanic?/ African American or "what?" Heck, there are Governor's of Alaska who think that Africa is a country! There are 62 independent countries on that continent at last count. It was a joke. Sorry. Did I say it was a bad joke? Puppet Edited April 11, 2009 by Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 ok (lower case to indicate subservience) it was a joke - a bad joke - a run on the gay thing. Sorry. Some of the guys in my day thought that because the guys in my section were kind of geeky that we were (insert word here)It was a joke. Sorry. Did I say it was a bad joke? Puppet No problem. It was an early 80's thing I guess, funny at the time, but sort of stupid in today's terms. The midwest wasn't too "pc" back then, at least in NE Iowa. Again, look closely to see my reaction to the entire thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdostie Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 ok (lower case to indicate subservience) it was a joke - a bad joke - a run on the gay thing. Sorry. Some of the guys in my day thought that because the guys in my section were kind of geeky that we were (insert word here) - I'm going with "Out of focus!" of course back then there was another word which describes both genders of a sexual bent. And seriously (and politically!) I think that until they both unite under that one "H" word they will continue to go at cross purposes for themselves. We, and I mean that as Black Americans, are still living with that one - ever taken a survey? "Are you Black, not Hispanic?/ African American or "what?" Heck, there are Governor's of Alaska who think that Africa is a country! There are 62 independent countries on that continent at last count. It was a joke. Sorry. Did I say it was a bad joke? Puppet I have an on-going conversation with my daughter (college student - studying linguistics (and math), and with the customary college convictions) about the change in what is politically acceptable. Her assertion is that the group in question (whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation, or whatever) will settle collectively on a word that is acceptable, and then society or whatever begins to use that word in a derogatory manner, so they will move on to another word. Then there is the whole argument of why do you need a word at all, except that when we talk about well, describe whatever - it's easy to demonstrate how cumbersome a conversation can be if you try to avoid any type of label whatsoever. It's my belief that we can't get past these issues until we get past linguistic gamesmanship, and always having people on edge about "am I using the right word?" or whatever. The more we claim there is no difference but continue to draw lines of distinction the more polarized we become. Perhaps if the "collectively accepted term" is embrace, and any derogatory use of the term is rejected because of the intent rather than word selection, then we can move on. I could be wrong on this, but it seems, if I read what you say here correctly that we are in agreement - though what I have written may be poorly stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstar82 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Cavaliers 1981 Prelims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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