Scan some old college pics of Cabash and Orientation Crew

     Jon Vena...or as we just called him, Vena, put me up to the challenge of scanning some old photos and posting them on facebook.  I took the challenge.  As the scanner swiped the youthful faces of yesterday I began to feel odd.  They seemed like scenes from a movie I saw a long time ago.  Then I realized...sadly...it WAS a long time ago.  Half of my life ago.  Poof! 
     These pictures are of two very unique groups.  One of the groups was called CAB (Campus Activities Board).  We were in charge of entertainment on campus and sometimes off.  Comedians, musicians, bands, ski trips, whitewater rafting, etc...it was ours.  We had a budget and various committees and we worked tirelessly as volunteers with a mission to make college life at little ESU more interesting.  We went from a cold nasty trailer on the quad to a deluxe apartment...errr.....office in the sky.  We went on trips to acquire the newest talent and we did ok come to think of it.  We found up and coming people to come to our little town.  You may have heard of a few like Chris Rock, Jay Mohr and Dave Chappelle.   We drove them around in our piece of shit cars and made them stay in cement dorms.  Kinda funny now to think about it all.  We were a crew that made everything funny, exciting and nuts and we celebrated that crazy attitude any minute that we could. 
     The other group is the Orientation staff.  We were the chosen students to represent the diverse population of our fine university.  We went through vigorous training to prepare for our role as the first impression of ESU to a new group of students and their families.   Though we only spent months together they were some of my closest bonds through all of college.  I miss my UCB!
     So much has changed.  I would have sworn back in those days that we would never have lost touch with one another.  Thank goodness Facebook was so kind as to find some of us for one another.  Maybe if we keep looking we can find some of the others.  But to those of you I have spoken to...thank you.  Thank you for helping me find my voice,  tons of laughter and a spirit that might not have grown brighter had I not known you.  Some of those years were quite rough and it was nice to have a place to feel at home.  It was nice to know people who  had like minds and matched personalities and a collective sense of humor.  I probably wouldn't be the same person I am now.  There is so much I would change about college...so many things I would do differently but YOU, oh CAB and UCB...YOU would stay JUST the way you were!  Now, if only I could find my Garth wig...