re: For the Old Timers. What was it like living in Tiger Stadium?

My most vivid impression of West Stadium was the bugs. Without air conditioning, the windows had to be open to allow ventilation, which also let in all the bugs. I can recall every shower was also a bug fiesta. They were all over the place.

During that time, I worked at WLSU, which was on the upper floor of the Union. There was a late night DJ (my shift was 2 to 4 a.m.) who enjoyed a little doobie every now and then—we were doobie brothers LOL. We had some great times up there. I could play anything I wanted, since there was no set format for that hour of the day. Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, you name it.

I tried to spend as little time as possible in the dorm room, since it was far from luxury accommodations. And of course I attended every home game, so there was no problem with trying to study during the game. That was out of the question.