Ups from Samsom to Brent

After two hundred forty two years, Samsom Occum, in heaven, finally forgives the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock for making him dress up like a sissy and wave a tin cup like a monkey to raise money from even richer white folks for the founding of what became Dartmouth College, when he saw this film, by the the 200,000th beneficiary of the arrangement, Brent Knopf pka Ramona Falls:

edit to add, May, 2012: I want to thank fellow Dartmouth grad Eric Lindley (pka careful) for bringing the Dartmouth connection of Memomena and Ramona Falls to my attention. Also, Ramona Falls has a brand new cd, “Prophet” out on Barsuk as of May, 1, 2012 and will play Cafe Du Nord in SF on May 11 and are booked by Lisa O’Hara of High Road Touring. And he or they made this amazing little comic book about the making of the cd.

There is also this:

this is a little off topic but:

 

 

Hootie and Dartmouth: Sorry, no connection

By Justin A. Steinman, Senior Editor

Published on Tuesday, July 25, 1995

Let’s put the rumors to rest: Darius Rucker, lead singer of the rock group Hootie and the Blowfish, did not attend Dartmouth College. He did not apply to Dartmouth, or even want to come here.

So why is Rucker, a University of South Carolina graduate, wearing a Dartmouth sweatshirt in “Let Her Cry,” the band’s chart-topping video?

“Comfort. It’s his favorite sweatshirt,” explains Jim Lawrence, a spokesman for the band. “Before [Rucker] lost it in a bet, he used to wear the sweatshirt all the time.”

About three years ago, back when the band was still relatively unknown, Hootie and the Blowfish performed at a concert in New England. A female Dartmouth student attending the concert gave Rucker her sweatshirt, Lawrence said. Apparently, Rucker really liked the sweatshirt, so he wore it all the time.

When the band recorded its first video single, “Let Her Cry,” it was only natural for Rucker to wear his favorite sweatshirt, Lawrence said.

Hootie fans may have noticed that Rucker has not been seen in his sweatshirt recently, however.

In a questionable move, Rucker bet the sweatshirt on the Miami Dolphins-San Diego Chargers play-off game in January. When the Dolphins lost, Rucker lost his sweatshirt, Lawrence said.

Rucker has been attempting to regain possession of the sweatshirt, but to no avail, Lawrence said.

Rucker, currently on tour, could not be reached for comment.

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Mark Weiss, founder of Plastic Alto blog, is a concert promoter and artist manager in Palo Alto, as Earthwise Productions, with background as journalist, advertising copywriter, book store returns desk, college radio producer, city council and commissions candidate, high school basketball player, and blogger; he also sang in local choir, fronts an Allen Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads 'Howl' and owns a couple musical instruments he cannot play
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