1. At Rice stadium, jus a little more than 5 years out of graduation, and being part of the crowd when Rice beat the T-Sips in the rain. (football, of course).

2. Being arrested in Lubbock ('84) after some douche bag Rice kicker won Rice's first SWC game in 3 years on a time running out field goal. I think the bourbon helped (aided, in great part, by my sedate personality.)

I have, to this day, blamed that kicker for the event. A persona non grata in my life since then.

(Thanks to modern technology, I have later learned I was only 'detained', as there is zero record of the event in Lubbock police files....)


3. Watching The Dream and The Glide do their magic against a horribly outmatched Rice BB team at Autry

4. being a part of Bill Yeoman's decision to retire after a loss to Rice (again, in the crowd, standing right behind him as he said it to a radio reporter immediately following a loss to the Owls. I remember his on-air comments were 'You know your time is up when you lose to Rice')

5. helping to incite future Oiler Bubba McDowell to flip off the student section, and further dropping his pants and pads to moon them when he got piqued at the car keys and 'come play for us' when the Miami Hurricane and Jimmy Johnson traveled to play at Rice. Johnson stood next to Bubba when he did that, and did more that nothing. He grinned and patted McDowell's shoulder in appreciation of the acts. Hated Johnson with a passion since then. What a scumball. Far and away worse than the #2 scumball in college coaching -- Barry Switzer.

6. Watching the Aggie band screw up when Rice students on the sidelines started blowing whistles. I heard the Aggie Corps band cut short their halftime show because of that. The *only* time that has ever happened.

7a. Attending the law school graduation of a Rice football player whom I tutored as a Athletic department tutee for three years;
7b. Having that same tutee make sure to come to my law school graduation as part of a 'let's seal the deal' on an offered position (I went to law school for the most part as a part time student, so I was not on the traditional 2L summer clerkship program...)