I wasn’t planning on writing a blog today but I received some inspiration from the man who endowed me with my creativity, my dad. I figure that because Rick Reilly and Bill Simmons both have columns where they share interesting emails, and both have written pieces about their fathers; I can shoot for combining the two in this entry.
My “Vassar Needs a Slogan” post came out a few weeks ago, which is ages in the blogging community, but my pops came off the bench late in the game and delivered some great suggestions. Now I’ll share the fresh ideas and advice from the best teacher and hustler I know -- My dad. Non-pasteurized and unabridged, here is the greatest e-mail I’ve ever received. No faux superlative. No joke.
From: Sherwood Donahue
Date: November 12, 2009 9:09:23 AM EST
To: Shane Donahue
Subject: Re: VASSAR SLOGAN CONTEST
HERE ARE SOME ENTRIES FOR THE VASSAR SLOGAN CONTEST. PRIZE SHOULD BE AT LEAST $100. YOU NEED TO GET MORE READERS FOR YOUR BLOG. IT IS OUTSTANDING!
VASSAR WINS OR ELSE
CEREBRAL- "PONDER VICTORY"
BE TRUE TO YOUR SKOOL
WIN OR DIE
A WIN FOR VASSAR IS A WIN FOR ........... FILL IN (DA PEOPLE- HISTORY-HIGHER LEARNING.... (WATCH OUT FO THE DOUBLE MEANING ON THIS ONE))
THE PRIDE AND THE POISE ( RAIDERS DON'T NEED THIS ONE ANYMORE AND PEOPLE BACK EAST DON'T KNOW IT)
GIVE IT UP FOR VASSAR
VASSAR DON'T PLAY (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)
VASSAR- FIGHT LIKE A PIT BULL
YOU GO AGAINST VASSAR, YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE
VASSAR SAYS "MAKE OUR DAY" (MAYBE A PICTURE OF CLINT IS NEEDED WITH THE MAGNUM POINTING)
VASSAR IS GONNA GREEN ON YOU
Shane, I see a lucrative t-shirts business for the Sports Information Department or for an enterprising young student. Contact the art department for silkscreen guys. Feel free to use any of my slogans-examples-t-shirts etc.
Love Dad
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