At the Tail End

"...and Mandy has graduated with her degree in nursing, and is moving today-"

"That's good."

"-to Rochester, Minnesota to work at Mayo-"

"How neat!"

"-as a colonoscopy nurse."

"Ooooh, that's kind of crappy."

"That's what her mother said."

Live, This Weekend Only! (Continued)

-----Original Appointment-----
From: L***, D***
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:23 AM
To: F***, R***
Cc: Z***, B***
Subject: Tentative: Dokken (FREE)
When: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:45 PM to Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:15 AM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where:

A practical concern: Friday's my brother's birthday. There might be some sort of shindig at his place, but I haven't heard a thing yet. If there is, that'd make Dokken a no-go for me.

No less a worry for me is the fear that Dokken will play 15-20 year old power ballads all night. The chicks in skin-tight jeans and black suede shoes that missed the hair band era (those wacky gals might claim otherwise, but Dokken was never metal) would love it, but I might vomit. "Alone Again" all by itself could put me over the edge. That said, I haven't puked on anybody in longer than I remember, so spattering the halter top of a displaced teenage Don Dokken groupie w/a mouthful of beer and partly digested brats does have a certain romantic appeal.

BTW, didn't Randy Rhoades play w/them at some point in his guitar god days? I mostly remember him doing his metal best w/Ozzie, but I seem to recall him doin' a Dokken stint.

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From: Z***, B***
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:36 PM
To: L***, D***
Cc: F***, R***
Subject: RE: Dokken (FREE)

I thought Ingvay (I’m not even going to try to spell that correctly) Malmsteen played with Dokken? Well, whomever they have in the lead guitar slot I’m quite sure they are going to ROCK! That being said, the thought of D*** blowing chow all over some wayward tart, while hilarious, doesn’t exactly sound appealing…

R***, your thoughts?

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From: F***, R***
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 2:52 PM
To: Z***, B***; L***, D***
Subject: RE: Dokken (FREE)

Gentleman:

Let’s not cry over spilled/spewed beer and brats.

Understandably though, if D*** has a prior engagement, especially one as important as a sibling’s birthday, I cannot expect his attendance. On the other hand, B***, you have no excuse and this sort of opportunity only comes around once in a lifetime (then again I suppose there’s always the chance that we could convince the FDL County Fair to book Dokken next year).

That said, my good friend J*** and I are planning on rocking spandex, tank-tops, headbands, and decades-old hair styles. That might be reason enough to make an appearance.

Just some thoughts,

R***

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From: Z***, B***
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:45 PM
To: L***, D***
Cc: F***, R***
Subject: RE: Dokken (FREE)


You forgot about the strategically placed rolled up tubesock…

Live, This Weekend Only!

From: F***, R***
To: Z***, B***; L***, D***
Subject: Dokken (FREE!)
When: Saturday, August 3rd 8:45-11:30pm

Don't want to miss this, boys. Beer and festivities at my sister's before and after.

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From: Z***, B***
To: F***, R***
Subject: Re: Dokken (FREE!)
When: Saturday, August 3rd 8:45-11:30pm
Status: Tentative

I might be rearranging my sock drawer that night...

Related Fields

Admissions says: What program are you thinking about currently?

Guest says: I want to be a social worker or something to do with space and the universe.

Smoke Break

"Hey man, do you want to go out for a smoke?"

"Nah man, I had to run into town, I just got back about twenty minutes ago. If you-"

"No."

"Just waited-"

"Nope."

"For-"

"Nope."

"A few min-"

"Nope"

"-utes I could-"

"Nope."

"Ok."

Interested in Music

Activity:

Music

Number of Years Involved:

9

Honors/Positions Held:

Solo Ensombo (sic)

Spoiled Brat Comes to Visit

Dear Guest,

In order to better serve our prospective students, we ask that you take a moment to share your thoughts about your experience with us today. Your comments are extremely important to us, and will assist us in improving future tours.

Please rank your level of agreement with the following statements: 5 = strongly agree, 1 = strongly disagree

1. The campus ambassador was friendly and knowledgeable.

2

2. The tour was interesting and helpful to me.

1

3. I gained relevant and useful information during my visit today.

1

4. My visit today meet or exceeded my expectations.

1

What did you enjoy most about your visit today?

when it ended

How could we have improved this experience for you?

don't give me the ingredients to the pie, just the flavor

Football Player Comes to Visit

Dear Guest,

In order to better serve our prospective students, we ask that you take a moment to share your thoughts about your experience with us today. Your comments are extremely important to us, and will assist us in improving future tours.

Please rank your level of agreement with the following statements: 5 = strongly agree, 1 = strongly disagree

1. The campus ambassador was friendly and knowledgeable.

5

2. The tour was interesting and helpful to me.

4

3. I gained relevant and useful information during my visit today.

4

4. My visit today meet or exceeded my expectations.

4

What did you enjoy most about your visit today?

meeting with coaches

How could we have improved this experience for you?

use the weigh (sic) room

Meeting Request

From: Z***, B***
To: F***, R***
Subject: Team Building Lunch Fiesta....(with siesta to follow)
When: Friday, March 30th 11:30-2:00pm

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From: F***, R***
To: Z***, B***
Subject: Re: Team Building Lunch Fiesta...(with siesta to follow)
When: Friday, March 30th 11:30-2:00pm
Status: Declined

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From: Z***, B***
To: F***, R***
Subject: Re: Team Building Lunch Fiesta...(with siesta to follow)

You are a REQUIRED attendee… you need to help build the team... if you miss the lunch and our morale dips sometime in the future, we will know exactly who to blame it on…

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From: F***, R***
To: Z***, B***
Subject: Re: Re: Team Building Lunch Fiesta...(with siesta to follow)

Hahahah!!!! I'm sorry bro I'd love to be there but I have HS visits that day. Save me a bean tor-tee-yah.

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From: Z***, B***
To: F***, R***
Subject: Re: re: re: Team Building Lunch Fiesta...(with siesta to follow)

I'm referring this one to the boss...

Art in Higher Education

A colleague of mine and I stood in the gallery where the campus-wide art exibition was being held. Works of every sort: three-dimenisonal design, sketches, stencils, wire sculptures, water color, digital editing. The place cleared out and we both focused on this four feet by two feet watercolor that depicted a girl from the knees up. In the painting, she is facing away from the frame and she is looking back over her shoulder, completely nude, and from the looks of her arms she is cradling her breasts.

"I wanted to get over here and check this one out," I say, "but I didn't want people thinking I was a perv."

"Yeah, me neither," he says.

"It's beautiful," I say. It's really the girl's face that strikes me. It's the most detailed of the entire piece. Dark eyes, flowing brown hair, and a look of pure innocence. Behold, this is the daughter of God. This is Eve, just before the fall.

"Yeah but there's something wrong with it," he says.

I scan over the painting once more. "Her ass is too low," I say. "She's got this huge lumbar region thing going on." Admittedly, parlance not often heard with the walls of an art gallery, but a hell of a lot more sophisticated than sipping wine and talking about how much you can afford to pay for the piece.

"Or," he says, tracing the line with his finger, "the crack needs to go higher."

I concur. We head for the door. Have to get back into the office and appear useful before the day's end.

"Who do you think that is?" he asks.

I turn around and bend at the waist and squint so I can see the artist's name in the lower right corner of the painting.

"No," he says. "The model."

I pause and look up and think.

"Wouldn't I like to know?"

"It's probably a student," he says.

"Well, in that case, nevermind."

From One Colleague to Another

From: Ticketmaster [mailto:newsletter@reply.ticketmaster.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 7:35 AM
To: F***, R***
Subject: Don't miss Def Leppard

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From: F***, R***
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:10 AM
To: Z***, B***
Subject: FW: Don't miss Def Leppard



I thought you’d be interested in tickets.

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From: Z***, B***
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:10 AM
To: F***, R***
Subject: RE:FW: Don't miss Def Leppard

I’ve vowed not to see them again until their drummer loses another limb and has to play the snare with his dong…

Request for More Information

How were you referred to this institution?

you fuckers sent me an email.