A few weeks ago, Aiden and I braved the cold and trekked down to Bloomington for the annual Solo & Ensemble Festival. His first performance was scheduled at 8-ish in the morning, which is an ungodly time for a Saturday morning. That meant we had to get up well before the sun in order to…
We drove to Bloomington yesterday for Aiden’s first-ever participation in Solo and Ensemble. We had a little bit of extra time after his performance, so I took him over to the athletic facilities at IU. My original hope was that Cook Hall would be open and we’d be able to take a quick tour of…
Much like my experience the first time at Hinkle Fieldhouse, you can’t help but feel the history once you walk in to Assembly Hall. The place just oozes tradition out of every corner. It even oozes up from the floor. Fred Glass has added some new “traditions” to the Assembly Hall landscape, including some props…
Well, I didn’t run into Calbert Cheaney. Bummer. I did get to shake hands with Kyle Taber and his dad. I also walked on Robert Montgomery Knight …er… Branch McCracken Court. Now that’s a memorable encounter. Talk about history! I saw a lot of people I recognized – celebrities in Hoosier Nation. I wasn’t quite…
I don’t know if he’s still doing it, but for a very long time, Dick Vitale was relentlessly calling for IU to rename Assembly Hall to Robert Montgomery Knight Assembly Hall. Nevermind the fact that the school usually doesn’t name facilities after someone until after that person has died. And although Knight has retired from…
Wow! What a game last night! My voice is still recovering from yelling so much. I have several pictures and videos to share, but it’s a busy day for me and I haven’t had the time to upload all of the pictures I’d like to share. I was glad to be able to be there…