Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Look And Listen

Another day and more "filler:"

Dartmouth inductees in the College Football Hall of Fame (year inducted):

PLAYERS
Clarence Spears '17 (1955)
Ed Healey '18 (1974)
Swede Oberlander '26 (1954)
Myles Lane '28 (1970)
Bill "Air Mail" Morton '32 (1972)
Bob MacLeod '39 (1977)
Murry Bowden '71 (2003)
Reggie Williams '76 (2007)

COACHES/ADMINISTRATORS
Ed Hall '92 (1951)
Frank Cavanaugh '99 (1954)
Tuss McLaughry (1962)
Earl Blaik (1964)
Bob Blackman '37a (1987)

Now for a little fun.

Those who regularly visit this electronic precinct may have noticed that I regularly issue tongue-in-cheek warnings to Those of a Certain Age to think about adjusting their computer speakers before clicking through to watch videos from the Dartmouth football office. That warning holds true for the latest video, found below. It's just 39 seconds.

This time around, with too much time and not enough work these days, I pulled the video into iMovie and swapped out the sound to post a second version for comparison purposes. Enjoy ;-)

The original:


Keeping in mind that I'm just a hacker when it comes to this stuff, here's the sound-edited version:

Today's issue of The Dartmouth features a look at Chris Knight, the standout Big Green basketball forward who has opted to collect his diploma this spring and continue his career as a graduate transfer at Loyola University Chicago. (LINK)
EXTRA POINT
The sugaring season is over, grass on our Vermont hillside is starting to green up, crocus and daffodils are already blooming and leaves are hinting at making an appearance on our lilacs. Winter is over (although there's a chance of snow Friday ;-).

Another sign of the seasons turning is the appearance this week of fog clouds rising up from the Connecticut River, something we hadn't seen since last year. Here's a view of the southern White Mountains out our front door this morning: