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 then wait for the 1967 Quaker at the end!

Hurrah, hurrah!





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Some of my favorite stories on DT have to do with Penn love.

I've covered Penn alumni getting married on campus and have even covered some great Penn proposals.

Well, I just discovered another Penn proposal from 1986 that was accomplished during the halftime show on Franklin Field with the help of the Penn Band.

After the jump, check out the video from the Penn vs. Lafayette football game and be sure to also get a blast from the past with these highlights:

Part 1
2:02 - Inspector gadget reference

Part 2
6:35 - The proposal

Part 3
0:55 - The band plays "Just a gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody". A true sign of the times!

5:38 - the 1986 version of our creepy quaker dude!

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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 I stumbled upon that were published in Time Magazine in 1951!

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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 had there.  (FYI, Jeff is another example of multiple generations of families who have attended Penn)

I'm covering Jeff's post because I look at the pictures he has posted and no matter what year you graduated, you went to Penn with that guy in the pictures above and to the right.  It's amazing to me to think that every alum since the 1740s have had, and will continue to have their own touching golden moments of Penn preserved for their lifetime.

On that note, after the jump, journey back to the past and check out a picture of Jeffrey's 1972 dorm room ...and what poster was considered popular then to hang on your wall!

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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 see what 19 years did to it.

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Credit: ChristophrHiestr

As you know, there's always lots of construction going on at Penn.

Here's a real gem for you.

You've walked on it a million times and most probably even tripped on one of its crooked bricks, but did you know what Locust Walk was built on top of?

Recently, Locust Walk has been torn apart to reveal an old trolley tracks!

Who knew?!

Check out another picture of the torn up walk after the jump and learn more about the history of these Trolley tracks on campus!

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Here's another DT "blast from the past" story you'll all enjoy.

Alumni from the 90s and earlier might remember Murphy's Tavern (aka "Murphs") on the corner of 44th and Spruce streets. You'll remember the pitcher of alcohol, the jukebox, the basement and of course the "see you in church" greeting you got from Murph himself when you left the place.

And for those of you not in the know, after many years of surprising liquor-law violations, Murphs shut down in 1998.

But that doesn't mean our memories of the place have gone.

Or does it?

Recently, Noah Sferra (C'96) our 2011 alumni weekend DT correspondent hit the class of 1996 tents to see if after 15 years since graduating, Penn alumni would remember "what was in a Murph's Skylab". Remember? That big pitcher full of alcoholic goodness you'd get for $5 - $10 that you'd split with your table.

After the jump find out the various and entertaining answers we got from alumni.  Some may surprise you!

Also of note in these videos was Noah's response to a fellow alum, "I woke up your son and spilled a whole beer in your purse."  Some things never change.

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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.

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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 Fling
• two random guys adlib singing, a pig roast on Locust Walk, some black-lit party footage, a big beige block party and much, much more. 

Check out the video after the jump!

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Being the proud Mask and Wig alum that I am, it is no secret that I love promoting anything having to do with this group which is so rich with history (dating back to 1889!).

On that note, last summer I showed you a great clip of the Mask and Wig Club being referenced in a 1937 Warner Brothers film.  And now, as part of my "Blast from the Past" series, I have another classic Mask and Wig clip!

The club has been doing their signature "kickline" forever and for years, even when I was in college, I had heard they were once on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Well now I have video proof!

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More from my "Blast from the Past" series!

Back in September, I introduced all of you to Joan Myerson Shrager (College for Women, School of Education '60).

Joan emailed me to let me know that her family is now 3 generations at Penn (Joan; her parents Ruth Leone Meyers Myerson (College for Women '30) and  Adolph Myerson (Wharton '29); and Joan's son Steven Gold (C'85)  ...and shared with me exclusive photos and stories passed down to her of what Penn was like when her parents went.

Back in September we learned what good grades from Wharton earned Joan's father in 1928.

Today, Joan fills us in on:

• what social activity we now take for granted that guys had to sign up for(!) back in the late 1920s.  
• Plus learn which very famous Wharton alum (I didn't know about) who Joan's mother passed on!

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To kick off our "Blast from the Past" series, check out the UPenn School of Nursing 1978 graduation montage video above.

The great thing about this video is that you get glimpses of a very familiar campus (Irvine Auditorium, 34th street, Spruce Street) with subtle differences you would expect from a 1978 video.  (Note the passing cars, hairstyles and clothing!)

Overall, same place but different faces from generations past.  I love this stuff!

Check another 1978 video from the School of Nursing after the jump!

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This week I've got some great Penn photos, video and story gems for you in a new DT series I'm calling "Blast from the Past".

Consider it a sub-division of my "Now and Then Thursday" series, but more about "then" than "now".

Stay tuned!

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