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Revisited my alma mater today. Ten years on, the area has grown tremendously but the town and campus are mostly the same. Foss Drug, the Ace Hi, Woody’s Pizza, the Buffalo Rose — all still there. Mostly, I was happy to find the Golden City Brewery still selling their Red Ale, so I’m stocked up on that. Seeing Mines again brought back memories… (cue wavy blur flashback effect)…
I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three hundred pounds,
The college bell to mix it in and clapper to stir it round.
Like every honest fellow, I take my whisky clear,
I’m a rambling wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,
A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,
Like every honest fellow, I take my whisky clear,
I’m a rambling wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.And if I had a daughter, I’d dress her up in green,
I’d send her up to Boulder to Coach the football team,
But if I had a son, sir, I’ll tell you what he’d do,
He’d yell “To hell with Boulder,” like his daddy used to do.He’d yell “To hell with Boulder,” like his daddy used to do.
He’d yell “To hell with Boulder,” like his daddy used to do.
But if I had a son, sir, I’ll tell you what he’d do,
He’d yell “To hell with Boulder,” like his daddy used to do.Now here we have the mining man, in either hand a gun.
He’s not afraid of anything, and he’s never known to run.
He dearly loves his whisky, and he dearly loves his beer,
He’s a shooting, fighting, dynamiting mining engineer.A shooting, fighting, dynamiting mining engineer.
A shooting, fighting, dynamiting mining engineer.
He dearly loves his whisky, and he dearly loves his beer.
He’s a shooting, fighting, dynamiting mining engineer.
Had me some tasty free-range, organic, shot by Nate, cooked by Laura elk brats for dinner, and stole some of Laura’s books for the road. I’ll be staying with my Aunt & Uncle for another day, but it should be said that Laura and Nate’s hospitality was worth the 1,000 mile drive and then some. So thanks for putting me up with me.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:50 am
is that e.t.? what a strange place.
January 16th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Wow – I forgot about the song! I am having some serious e-days flashbacks… We miss you already & we’re so happy you stopped in Denver. Don’t forget about us on your way back to PA.