Moose - The College and Music Years, 1972-1974: I met Moose in 1972 at Everett Community College.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack (Click - cued to play starting at 0:00 to 0:13)
I was living in an off-campus apartment near some coeds from Lynden (Yes, that ‘Lynden of Greg HelGOAT’ fame).
I saw a lot of Moose hanging around the apartment complex. Something must have attracted him.
Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) - The Hollies (Click - cued to play starting at 2:32 to 2:35)
Moose dated one of the (apparently very naive) Lynden farm girls for a while…
Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop (Click - cued to play starting at 0:51 - 0:58)
(Tanya, it was puppy love).
Soon Moose and I became friends.
Why Can’t We Be Friends? – War (Click - cued to play starting at 0:30 - 0:42)
Moose Loved To Play Baseball: Moose loved to play baseball. Moose loved to play baseball.
Moose Loved To Play Baseball: We played quite a few slo-pitch games together. Both at Everett and later in rec leagues in the Seattle area. One year we played in a Monday/Wednesday rec league AND a Tuesday/Thursday rec league. Even though we were both working summer jobs, we also played in weekend tournaments.
Moose Loved To Play Baseball: Moose has some ‘warm-up circle’ superstitions, but once he was at the plate, he had the smoothest, opposite-field stroke I ever saw…
Superstition – Stevie Wonder (Click - cued to play starting at 0:30 - 0:36)
Moose Liked 70’s Music: I knew Moose well enough to know what music he liked.
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver (Click - cued to play starting at 0:29 - 0:40)
And there was music that he didn’t.
Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas (Click - cued to play starting at 0:25 - 0:31)
After Everett Community College, I was accepted to the University of Washington.
It was time to say goodbye to my friends, including Moose.
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac (Click - cued to play starting at 0:33 - 0:41)
Moose told me he was going to become a Husky, too.
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green (Click - cued to play starting at 1:32 -1:42)
It was a great two years at the community college. I often look back fondly upon those days.
Those days, when we were so young.
The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand (Click - cued to play starting at 0:33 - 0:58)
Miss you buddy… (and I know you, De-Moose, would hate me playing Barbra Streisand for you :) Enjoy.)
ps - Just where did De-Moose come from? Moose’s family was from the Detroit area, and all his uncles were avid fans. Every sports discussion with him started and ended with a De-Troit team. Thus… De-Moose.
De-Moose Loved To Play Baseball…