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What Penn’s Homecoming looked like in 1967 (video)
Here’s another blast from the past from someone who took a film during Penn’s 1967 homecoming. This audio challenged piece shows some students tailgating before the big Quakers vs. Harvard game on Franklin Field and then shows the game. Be sure to check out some of what appears to be Spruce Street, the Penn Band and […]
Mask and Wig drags it up for Time Magazine, 1951 style!
Being a Mask and Wig alum, I thought I saw it all from: the video of the group performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” to a great clip of the Mask and Wig Club being referenced in a 1937 Warner Brothers film. After the jump, check out another DT Blast from the Past in photos […]
His 1972 UPenn Dorm Room
It’s about to be the start of another school year and I recently stumbled upon a blog blast from the past article written by Penn alum Jeffrey Slater (C’76) that you’ll be interested in. In Jeff’s nostalgic post, he recounts his time at Penn: from his beginnings, to the friends he made, to the memorable times he […]
19 years later, I found THIS Penn item
I was back at home in NY this past weekend and I chuckled after finding a remnant from my Penn past that I didn’t realize my parents continue to use. While it’s taken quite a licking, it refuses to completely “vanish”. After the jump, find out what this “blast from the past” item is and […]
Gobble this up: Popular Penn group performs in 1990 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (VIDEO)
Here’s a little Thanksgiving gem for all of you Penn folks. As if participating in THIS surprise wedding proposal wasn’t big enough, turns out the Glee Club has done something even bigger! After the jump, watch Penn’s Glee Club performing “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” in the 1990 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Did you also spy […]
Blast from the Past (1995): A Locust Walk Pig Roast, Spring Fling and the LIDDS (VIDEO)
Recently, musician Jay Matsueda (W’95) sent me a video of a bunch of random footage taken during various public entertainment events on and near PENN campus in the 1994/1995 timeframe. The video includes: music by The LIDDS, Jay Matsueda (W’95), Pete Lee (C’95) and a band at a block party jeans wearing dancers at the Quad during Spring […]
