THON open thread, and randomness
by AriesGD on Feb 17, 2012 11:20 PM EST
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I am sitting here bored, so figured I would do this and try and get some chats going, to stave off my boredom.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
BJC is still rocking.
Super packed in here this year.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
by dwf5095 on Feb 17, 2012 11:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Never got to do THON
Since I didn’t go to PSU, but my brother did at the end of the last century and into this one, and he said that usually the crowd fluctuated. he was still in rec Hall for it, but once the total was about to be announced, everyone would pack in. I hope that more people stay around, especially in those early hours to keep the dancers going and energized.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I'll give this a shot...
So I was a captain back in 04 and 05 and had the privilege of getting to do a number of really cool things. Maybe it’s just me, but i’m shocked by how exponentially THON has grown since I left HV in 06. I remember back in 04 helping R&R close the doors somewhere between 1 and 2 pm. (I was not R&R for the record) That was 5-6 hours before THON ended and only an hour or so before family hour. Now you pretty much have to be in line by 9am on Sunday just to get into the BJC which is a much larger building. Also, the amount of people staying through the overnight has increased which is amazing. It’s unbelievable that the event has come so far so fast and will almost undoubtedbly break 10 million dollars this year.
For everyone who has helped support this amazing cause,
you have my utmost respect. It really is indescribable and I can only hope it continues to grow at an unbelievable rate.
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Feb 18, 2012 12:07 AM EST reply actions
BoB spoke at THON
He needs to work on his pep talking ability. Also he needs to learn that it is We Are…Penn State. Was putting to much space between We and Are, real weak on his part…but he is learning atleast.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I missed this but...
BoB said that whoever raises the most money, he will buy them season tickets that fall.
That is a tradition that woudl be nice to see started yearly. A little extra motivation never hurts.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I was saying more in general
He needs a little work on speaking to a large crowd like that.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I guess I will throw out a random question for people to ponder
Favorite BBQ? Is there a region you prefer, a type of sauce, a cut of meat that is better than all the rest. What do you like?
I prefer a ketchup based sauce nice and thick, with some heat and sweetness to it, and pork ribs for me are my favorite. Will say that I hated Carolina chopped bbq, with their vinegar based sauces.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Haha...I'm just the opposite
I thoroughly enjoy the tangier, vinegar-based Carolina BBQ. The Kansas City style, which is usually sweeter, is okay but gets old quickly for me. I also think it puts more emphasis on the sauce and less on the awesome smokey taste of the meat itself. Takes diff’rent strokes to move the world. :)
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I just don't like the vinegar based sauces
I think they are too bitter and over power the meat. Living in NC for 2 years, just pushed me over the edge, from its okay, to full on hate it.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
Any kind of BBQ pork.
I’m definitely a beef & steak guy, but when it comes to barbecue, it needs to be pork. Preferably a whole hog on a spit with a nice dry rub on it finished in a Jack Daniels BBQ sauce (homemade, not store bought).
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
by Succss With Honor Always on Feb 18, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed.
Back in the late ‘80s we lived where it was hard to find and I’d take what was available , some not even good. Learned to like pulled, shredded, chopped … prefer tomato based with cole slaw (mayo based)
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
by ComfortHePuHuTh on Feb 18, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Memphis style dry rub
With a thinner vinegar based sauce on the side. Or to put it another way, the right answer.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Yeah the right way to screw up
Perfectly cooked ribs.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
I actually want to fight you.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
I know people are really passionate about their barbecue
but I never really knew/understood what the regional differences really were.
That, and I fail to see how anyone could want to fight with a belly full of delicious meat… regardless of animal used, animal part used, or whether it had sauce, vinegar, or whatever other edible sauce/condiment/flavoring agent.
And the best barbecue I’ve ever had is the kind I smoke out over an open fire pit in my backyard while consuming copious amounts of beer and running the hose to make sure the flames don’t get too big while I slow cook it for most of the day. After a few hours of smelling that barbecue and working up an appetite… nothing is better. The only thing that might touch it is fresh from the bay steamed clams… and there’s nothing saying you can’t do barbecue and clams.
by BNittsDeMilo on Feb 20, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Just finished donating...
$100 for JVP and noted BSD on the online form.
THANK YOU BSD for your work this year – this is the first site I read before ANYTHING is accomplished for the day!
WE ARE…
Great reminder, Batwing!
If you so desire, specify JoePa as your “donation to/for” and send your receipt with a BSD tag for credit.
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"If it should be otherwise, if we should have to leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware the fury of the Legions."
I will ask Anuj for an update tomorrow.
I’m guessing they’re still a little busy today!
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things." Joseph Vincent Paterno 1926-2012
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