Archive for the Category ‘Vintage’

“Runaway Train” as told by eBay

“Runaway Train” as told by eBay

One of the more interesting recent finds in the cutthroat market for Auburn memorabilia. Yours for only $199.50!

Pious for Dyas

Pious for Dyas

Dr. Ed Dyas and his glorious leg in their heyday.

Telegram from the Barfields

Telegram from the Barfields

“We would like to express our thanks and gratefulness to you for the part you had in selecting…”

Plainsman declares War! Eagle, 1960

<i>Plainsman</i> declares <i>War!</i> Eagle, 1960

“Before stampeding to check with draft boards, the freshmen learned that no alarm was intended, that War Eagle is a way of life with Auburnites.”

Nostalgiabilly Freakout: The Reverend Horton Heat talks Auburn Basketball and the 50′s Revival

Nostalgiabilly Freakout: The Reverend Horton Heat talks Auburn Basketball and the 50′s Revival

Just because the frontman for the rockabilly, punkabilly, psychobilly, whateveryouwannacallitbilly legends was making last minute tour arrangements for a stand-in to replace his drummer who was marooned by the Nashville floods didn’t stop TWER from picking his brain about rock ‘n’ roll.
Or about Auburn. Duh.

Auburn on the World Wide Web!

Auburn on the World Wide Web!

The first set of wheels the AU Network took out on the information superhighway.

The Auburn eyefuls of 1952

The Auburn eyefuls of 1952

“What causes the early thaws at Lake Chewacla…”

Matches made in Heaven: vintage matchbooks of the Loveliest Village

Matches made in Heaven: vintage matchbooks of the Loveliest Village

The matchbooks, if properly appreciated, can make you trip harder than programs or mugs or even posters and buttons. What do you rescue first from the fire started by a ritual victory cigar lit by one of those special strikes: the incredible Punt, Bama, Punt commemorative button, or the still-plenty-of-strikes matchbook from the first of two restaurant / bars named not for a team, a coach, a player, but for that one game?

RPM: Glenn Tolbert’s “War Eagle”

RPM: Glenn Tolbert’s “War Eagle”

Glenn Tolbert’s squirrel-catchingly fast bluegrass version of the Auburn Fight Song.

On the Eaves of Destruction: the first time we beat Kentucky at the coliseum

On the Eaves of Destruction: the first time we beat Kentucky at the coliseum

Auburn vs. Kentucky. 1974. Cheerleaders. You’re welcome.

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