Merrill 1100
Years later, they're spread all over the four corners of the Earth. It was a gradual diaspora. Some stayed together throughout the college years, such as the motley crew of Karl, Dave, Mark, Eric, Dan, and Nate in King Henry Apt. 4. Some just dissappeared spontaneously (where are you Dane?). But none will ever forget that year.
Join us on a journey back in time, to the blessed days of the 1100 floor Merrill Men.
96th Ward - The Skit
Just some background info: This play was written in the rush of one Sunday afternoon of January 1996 in anticipation of its performance at a BYU 96th Ward Talent Show. It was performed by the members of Karl Rees's and Amelia Reynold's Family Home Evening Group, namely Mark Alexander, Jeanette Baker, Liz Cannon, Lynne Jones, Diana Smith, Scott Van Horn, Liz Young, and (not in the group) Christina Rosequist and Sara Dahlin. It's not exactly professional, but it's a trip. Of course, in order to get most of the inside jokes, you had to have gone to BYU, preferably staying at Helaman Halls. It would be helpful if you were in BYU's 96th ward, and unfortunately, you won't grasp all of the jokes unless you were a guy at the time. Still, it's funny. If you want to perform it for some strange reason, it can be performed with about 10 people and, if you take out some of the lines, very few props. It is best performed by reading from the script with lots of miscues and stupid improvisations, girls playing guy roles and frequent goof-ups such as breaking a glass in the middle of it all. It has been remarked that the play captures the "essence of the college experience" and is "really cool, hoser."
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Last Updated: May 29, 2003
The Pimp Shirt
You asked for it, now it's here: the entirely unauthorized, bordering on blasphemous Pimp Shirt Page. (Don't ask, it's a college thing).
[More]Last Updated: May 29, 2003
FICA and Felspar
Yes, they're still alive. And no, by FICA, I don't mean the tax. Originally brought in to Eric and Dane's room to spruce some things up, and once coveted by our infamous dorm mother, Atilla the Hun, the plants are still growing strong 6 moves and more than a decade later.
[More]Last Updated: April 15, 2006
Doorbob
How, you might ask, does a tennis ball with a smiley face and a hole in its back become an integral part of the politics of an entire dorm floor of college freshmen. When I get some time I'll actually tell you, and I'll even give some pictures.
[More]Last Updated: May 29, 2003
The Great Tomato Shrine
Last Updated: May 29, 2003
Staying in Touch
Update (5/18/2008): A bunch of us have banded together to create a blog/book club: Perpetual Virtual Symposium. Loads of fun.
I try to keep good tabs on the King Henry Apt. 4 crew (Mark Andersen, Eric Anderson, Dave Thorup, Dan Hammari, and on rare occasions, even Nathan). For those that don't know, we spent three years there at King Henry. I also roomed with Mark Alexander and Dan Hammari for a while in a house in south Provo in June of 2002. But I haven't seen Mark in a year or so.
As for everyone else, it's all random meetings. For example, when I accidentally walked in front of Lybi (formerly Farnsworth)'s car in a parking lot at my sister's apartment two or so years ago while she was here for exactly one day on vacation from some place like Michigan. That's the kind of randomness we're talking about.
Last Updated: May 18, 2008